What color is #EFEDF4?

#EFEDF4 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 #EFEDF4?

The RGB value is 239, 237, 244: 239 red, 237 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEDF4?

The complementary color is #F2F4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEDF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEDF4 color

#EFEDF4 rgb(239, 237, 244)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEDF4 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 95.7% blue (239, 237, 244).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 24% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% 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 18.09:1).

#EFEDF4 color codes

HEX	`#EFEDF4`
RGB	`rgb(239, 237, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.9%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 24%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 3%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.08, 1.92, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.08, 3.68, 301.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.207, 85.451, 97.733)`
Decimal	`15724020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEDF4, 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 #EFEDF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEDF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.09:1	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 #EFEDF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efedf4; }
.text { color: #efedf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efedf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 237 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efedf4, #f3edf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFEDF4?: #EFEDF4 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 #EFEDF4?: The RGB value is 239, 237, 244: 239 red, 237 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEDF4?: The complementary color is #F2F4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEDF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.