What color is #EFEFF6?

#EFEFF6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEFF6?

The RGB value is 239, 239, 246: 239 red, 239 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEFF6?

The complementary color is #F6F6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEFF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEFF6 color

#EFEFF6 rgb(239, 239, 246)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFEFF6 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 93.7% green and 96.5% blue (239, 239, 246).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 28% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

#EFEFF6 color codes

HEX	`#EFEFF6`
RGB	`rgb(239, 239, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 93.7%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 28%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.63, 1.26, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.63, 3.6, 290.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.095, 86.737, 99.535)`
Decimal	`15724534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEFF6, 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 #EFEFF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEFF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	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 #EFEFF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efeff6; }
.text { color: #efeff6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efeff6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 239 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efeff6, #f3eff6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFEFF6?: #EFEFF6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEFF6?: The RGB value is 239, 239, 246: 239 red, 239 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEFF6?: The complementary color is #F6F6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEFF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.