What color is #EFEDEA?

#EFEDEA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Magical Moonlight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEDEA?

The RGB value is 239, 237, 234: 239 red, 237 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEDEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFEDEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEDEA color

#EFEDEA rgb(239, 237, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEDEA is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 91.8% blue (239, 237, 234).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 14% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Magical Moonlight (#F0EEEB), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.97:1).

#EFEDEA color codes

HEX	`#EFEDEA`
RGB	`rgb(239, 237, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.9%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 14%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 2%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.82, 0.14, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.82, 1.69, 85.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.73, 84.86, 89.953)`
Decimal	`15724010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEDEA, 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 #EFEDEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEDEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.97:1	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 #EFEDEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efedea; }
.text { color: #efedea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efedea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 237 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efedea, #efefea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EFEDEA?: #EFEDEA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Magical Moonlight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEDEA?: The RGB value is 239, 237, 234: 239 red, 237 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEDEA?: The complementary color is #EAECEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEDEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.