What color is #EFEDF7?

#EFEDF7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEDF7?

The RGB value is 239, 237, 247: 239 red, 237 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEDF7?

The complementary color is #F5F7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEDF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEDF7 color

#EFEDF7 rgb(239, 237, 247)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEDF7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 96.9% blue (239, 237, 247).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 38% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

#EFEDF7 color codes

HEX	`#EFEDF7`
RGB	`rgb(239, 237, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.9%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 38%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.16, 2.46, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.16, 5.2, 298.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.666, 85.634, 100.152)`
Decimal	`15724023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEDF7, 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 #EFEDF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEDF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	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 #EFEDF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efedf7; }
.text { color: #efedf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efedf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 237 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efedf7, #f4edf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFEDF7?: #EFEDF7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEDF7?: The RGB value is 239, 237, 247: 239 red, 237 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEDF7?: The complementary color is #F5F7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEDF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.