Porcelain Color
Porcelain is a cyan color with hex code #EFF2F3. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with porcelain, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Porcelain Color Values
What Does Porcelain Mean?
Porcelain belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Porcelain reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Porcelain is classified as a white (nearest centroid: white, #F2F3F4).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Porcelain
Porcelain and #F4F1F0 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #F0F4F3 and #F0F1F4, which sit beside porcelain on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair porcelain with triadic partners #F4F0F3 and #F3F4F0. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Athens Grey —
#EEF0F3(Delta E 1) - Gallery —
#EFEFEF(Delta E 1) - Wild Sand —
#F4F4F4(Delta E 1) - WhiteSmoke —
#F5F5F5(Delta E 2) - Aqua Haze —
#EDF5F5(Delta E 2)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #EFF2F3; }
.background { background-color: #EFF2F3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #EFF2F3; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #EFF2F340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for porcelain?
Porcelain has the hex code #EFF2F3. In RGB notation it is rgb(239, 242, 243), in HSL it is hsl(195, 14%, 95%), and its OKLCH value is 0.959, 0.003, 219.5.
What does the color porcelain mean?
Cyan-family colors like porcelain carry distinct psychological associations. Porcelain belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Porcelain reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with porcelain?
Porcelain has three easy routes: its complement #F4F1F0 for punch, its neighbors #F0F4F3 and #F0F1F4 for something calmer, or triadic partners #F4F0F3 and #F3F4F0 when you want energy.
Is porcelain a standard web color?
No — Porcelain is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #EFF2F3 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make porcelain lighter or darker?
To lighten porcelain, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FCFDFD (lightest tint) to #232C2F (darkest shade).
About Porcelain
Porcelain is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #EFF2F3 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.