What color is #EFF3E8?

#EFF3E8 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF3E8?

The RGB value is 239, 243, 232: 239 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF3E8?

The complementary color is #ECE8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF3E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF3E8 color

#EFF3E8 rgb(239, 243, 232)

Shades of white

The hex color #EFF3E8 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 95.3% green and 91% blue (239, 243, 232).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 31% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.66:1).

#EFF3E8 color codes

HEX	`#EFF3E8`
RGB	`rgb(239, 243, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 95.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 31%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.28, -3.25, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.28, 5.83, 123.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.21, 88.278, 89.037)`
Decimal	`15725544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF3E8, 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 #EFF3E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF3E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.66:1	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 #EFF3E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff3e8; }
.text { color: #eff3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff3e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 243 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff3e8, #eaf3e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #EFF3E8?: #EFF3E8 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF3E8?: The RGB value is 239, 243, 232: 239 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF3E8?: The complementary color is #ECE8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF3E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.