#EFFDFD

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#effdfd is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(239, 253, 253), HSL(180°, 78%, 96%), CMYK(6%, 0%, 0%, 1%). Closest named color: azure. Contrast is 1.04:1 on white and 20.14:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#effdfd
RGBrgb(239 253 253)
RGB (legacy)rgb(239, 253, 253)
RGB %rgb(94% 99% 99%)
HSLhsl(180 78% 96%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 6%, 99%)
HWBhwb(180 94% 1%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 1%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(98.26 -4.74 -1.67)
LCHlch(98.26 5.03 199.37)
OKLaboklab(0.9837 -0.0141 -0.0043)
OKLCHoklch(0.9837 0.0147 196.92)
Decimal15728125

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorazure ΔE 0.5
Closest web-safe color#ffffff
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)78% / 6%
Lightness (HSL)96%
Brightness or Value (HSV)99%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)98% / 98%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.9569
Red / Green / Blue239 / 253 / 253

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.04:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
20.14:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 0 / -104.6 · As background with white / black text: Lc 0 / 103.1

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #effdfd;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(98.37% 0.0147 196.92);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(239 253 253 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#effdfd] text-[#effdfd] border-[#effdfd]">