What color is #EFF1E6?

#EFF1E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF1E6?

The RGB value is 239, 241, 230: 239 red, 241 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF1E6?

The complementary color is #E8E6F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF1E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF1E6 color

#EFF1E6 rgb(239, 241, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EFF1E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 94.5% green and 90.2% blue (239, 241, 230).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 28% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

#EFF1E6 color codes

HEX	`#EFF1E6`
RGB	`rgb(239, 241, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 94.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 28%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.73, -2.58, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.73, 5.69, 116.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.333, 86.975, 87.351)`
Decimal	`15725030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF1E6, 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 #EFF1E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF1E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	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 #EFF1E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff1e6; }
.text { color: #eff1e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff1e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 241 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff1e6, #eaf1e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EFF1E6?: #EFF1E6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF1E6?: The RGB value is 239, 241, 230: 239 red, 241 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF1E6?: The complementary color is #E8E6F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF1E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.