What color is #EFEEF0?

#EFEEF0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Errigal White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEEF0?

The RGB value is 239, 238, 240: 239 red, 238 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEEF0?

The complementary color is #EFF0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEEF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEEF0 color

#EFEEF0 rgb(239, 238, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEEF0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 93.3% green and 94.1% blue (239, 238, 240).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Errigal White (#F2F2F4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#EFEEF0 color codes

HEX	`#EFEEF0`
RGB	`rgb(239, 238, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 93.3%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 1%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.22, 0.69, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.22, 1.09, 309.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.897, 85.791, 94.666)`
Decimal	`15724272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEEF0, 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 #EFEEF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEEF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	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 #EFEEF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efeef0; }
.text { color: #efeef0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efeef0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 238 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efeef0, #f0eef0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EFEEF0?: #EFEEF0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Errigal White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEEF0?: The RGB value is 239, 238, 240: 239 red, 238 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEEF0?: The complementary color is #EFF0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEEF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.