What color is #EFEDE6?

#EFEDE6 is a very light, grayish yellow known as Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Salt?

The RGB value is 239, 237, 230: 239 red, 237 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Salt?

The complementary color is #E6E8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Salt color: hex code #EFEDE6

#EFEDE6 rgb(239, 237, 230)

Shades of gray

Salt has the hex code #EFEDE6. It is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 90.2% blue (239, 237, 230).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 22% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

Salt (#EFEDE6) color codes

HEX	`#EFEDE6`
RGB	`rgb(239, 237, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.9%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 22%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.72, -0.55, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.72, 3.66, 98.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.162, 84.633, 86.96)`
Decimal	`15724006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Salt, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EFEDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EFEDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efede6; }
.text { color: #efede6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efede6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 237 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efede6, #edefe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

See #EFEDE6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EFEDE6?: #EFEDE6 is a very light, grayish yellow known as Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Salt?: The RGB value is 239, 237, 230: 239 red, 237 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Salt?: The complementary color is #E6E8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.