What color is #EFF3E4?

#EFF3E4 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF3E4?

The RGB value is 239, 243, 228: 239 red, 243 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF3E4?

The complementary color is #E8E4F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF3E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF3E4 color

#EFF3E4 rgb(239, 243, 228)

Shades of green

The hex color #EFF3E4 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 95.3% green and 89.4% blue (239, 243, 228).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 38% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#EFF3E4 color codes

HEX	`#EFF3E4`
RGB	`rgb(239, 243, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 95.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 38%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.18, -3.93, 6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.18, 7.83, 120.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.649, 88.053, 86.078)`
Decimal	`15725540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF3E4, 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 #EFF3E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF3E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #EFF3E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff3e4; }
.text { color: #eff3e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff3e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 243 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff3e4, #e8f3e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #EFF3E4?: #EFF3E4 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF3E4?: The RGB value is 239, 243, 228: 239 red, 243 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF3E4?: The complementary color is #E8E4F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF3E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.