What color is #EFECF3?

#EFECF3 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFECF3?

The RGB value is 239, 236, 243: 239 red, 236 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFECF3?

The complementary color is #F0F3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFECF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFECF3 color

#EFECF3 rgb(239, 236, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFECF3 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.5% green and 95.3% blue (239, 236, 243).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 23% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#EFECF3 color codes

HEX	`#EFECF3`
RGB	`rgb(239, 236, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.5%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 23%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.8, 2.25, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.8, 3.77, 306.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.767, 84.813, 96.839)`
Decimal	`15723763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFECF3, 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 #EFECF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFECF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	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 #EFECF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efecf3; }
.text { color: #efecf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efecf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 236 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efecf3, #f3ecf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFECF3?: #EFECF3 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFECF3?: The RGB value is 239, 236, 243: 239 red, 236 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFECF3?: The complementary color is #F0F3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFECF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.