What color is #EFEDF3?

#EFEDF3 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 #EFEDF3?

The RGB value is 239, 237, 243: 239 red, 237 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEDF3?

The complementary color is #F1F3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEDF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEDF3 color

#EFEDF3 rgb(239, 237, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEDF3 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 95.3% blue (239, 237, 243).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 20% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#EFEDF3 color codes

HEX	`#EFEDF3`
RGB	`rgb(239, 237, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.9%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 20%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.05, 1.74, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.05, 3.17, 303.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.056, 85.39, 96.936)`
Decimal	`15724019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEDF3, 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 #EFEDF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEDF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	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 #EFEDF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efedf3; }
.text { color: #efedf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efedf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 237 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efedf3, #f2edf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFEDF3?: #EFEDF3 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 #EFEDF3?: The RGB value is 239, 237, 243: 239 red, 237 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEDF3?: The complementary color is #F1F3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEDF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.