What color is #EFF2DC?

#EFF2DC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Restful Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF2DC?

The RGB value is 239, 242, 220: 239 red, 242 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF2DC?

The complementary color is #DFDCF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF2DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.4:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF2DC color

#EFF2DC rgb(239, 242, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #EFF2DC is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 94.9% green and 86.3% blue (239, 242, 220).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 46% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Restful Rain (#F1F2DD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.4:1).

#EFF2DC color codes

HEX	`#EFF2DC`
RGB	`rgb(239, 242, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 94.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 46%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.75, -4.75, 10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.75, 11.32, 114.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.265, 87.023, 80.265)`
Decimal	`15725276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF2DC, 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 #EFF2DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF2DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.4:1	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 #EFF2DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff2dc; }
.text { color: #eff2dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff2dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 242 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff2dc, #e4f2dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFF2DC?: #EFF2DC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Restful Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF2DC?: The RGB value is 239, 242, 220: 239 red, 242 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF2DC?: The complementary color is #DFDCF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF2DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.4:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.