What color is #EFF2EA?

#EFF2EA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF2EA?

The RGB value is 239, 242, 234: 239 red, 242 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF2EA?

The complementary color is #EDEAF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF2EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF2EA color

#EFF2EA rgb(239, 242, 234)

Shades of white

The hex color #EFF2EA is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 94.9% green and 91.8% blue (239, 242, 234).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 24% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Fogtown (#EEF0E7), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.56:1).

#EFF2EA color codes

HEX	`#EFF2EA`
RGB	`rgb(239, 242, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 94.9%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 24%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.07, -2.4, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.07, 4.25, 124.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.198, 87.795, 90.442)`
Decimal	`15725290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF2EA, 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 #EFF2EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF2EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	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 #EFF2EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff2ea; }
.text { color: #eff2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff2ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 242 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff2ea, #ebf2ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #EFF2EA?: #EFF2EA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fogtown. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF2EA?: The RGB value is 239, 242, 234: 239 red, 242 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF2EA?: The complementary color is #EDEAF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF2EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.