What color is #EFEEE7?

#EFEEE7 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEEE7?

The RGB value is 239, 238, 231: 239 red, 238 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEEE7?

The complementary color is #E7E8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEEE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEEE7 color

#EFEEE7 rgb(239, 238, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEEE7 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 93.3% green and 90.6% blue (239, 238, 231).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 20% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Salt (#EFEDE6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#EFEEE7 color codes

HEX	`#EFEEE7`
RGB	`rgb(239, 238, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 93.3%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 20%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94, -0.89, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94, 3.61, 104.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.593, 85.27, 87.799)`
Decimal	`15724263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEEE7, 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 #EFEEE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEEE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #EFEEE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efeee7; }
.text { color: #efeee7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efeee7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 238 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efeee7, #ecefe7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #EFEEE7?: #EFEEE7 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEEE7?: The RGB value is 239, 238, 231: 239 red, 238 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEEE7?: The complementary color is #E7E8EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEEE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.