What color is #EFF0EF?

#EFF0EF is a light gray, closest to the named color Snowflake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF0EF?

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

What is the complementary color of #EFF0EF?

The complementary color is #F0EFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF0EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF0EF color

#EFF0EF rgb(239, 240, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFF0EF is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Snowflake (#EFF0F0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#EFF0EF color codes

HEX	`#EFF0EF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 240, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 94.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 0%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.7, -0.51, 0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.7, 0.63, 144.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.334, 86.903, 94.081)`
Decimal	`15724783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF0EF, 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 #EFF0EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF0EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	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 #EFF0EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff0ef; }
.text { color: #eff0ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff0ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 240 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff0ef, #eff0f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EFF0EF?: #EFF0EF is a light gray, closest to the named color Snowflake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF0EF?: The RGB value is 239, 240, 239: 239 red, 240 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF0EF?: The complementary color is #F0EFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF0EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.