What color is #EFF3EF?

#EFF3EF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF3EF?

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

What is the complementary color of #EFF3EF?

The complementary color is #F3EFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF3EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF3EF color

#EFF3EF rgb(239, 243, 239)

Shades of white

The hex color #EFF3EF is a very light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Beluga (#EFF2F1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#EFF3EF color codes

HEX	`#EFF3EF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 243, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 95.3%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.45, -2.04, 1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.45, 2.5, 144.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.225, 88.684, 94.378)`
Decimal	`15725551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF3EF, 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 #EFF3EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF3EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #EFF3EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff3ef; }
.text { color: #eff3ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff3ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 243 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff3ef, #eff3f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off White.

Questions

What color is #EFF3EF?: #EFF3EF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Beluga. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF3EF?: The RGB value is 239, 243, 239: 239 red, 243 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF3EF?: The complementary color is #F3EFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF3EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.