What color is #EFF3FE?

#EFF3FE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF3FE?

The RGB value is 239, 243, 254: 239 red, 243 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF3FE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFF3FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF3FE color

#EFF3FE rgb(239, 243, 254)

Shades of white

The hex color #EFF3FE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 95.3% green and 99.6% blue (239, 243, 254).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 88% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

#EFF3FE color codes

HEX	`#EFF3FE`
RGB	`rgb(239, 243, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 95.3%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 88%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.83, 0.69, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.83, 5.78, 276.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.533, 89.607, 106.536)`
Decimal	`15725566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF3FE, 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 #EFF3FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF3FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	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 #EFF3FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff3fe; }
.text { color: #eff3fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff3fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 243 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff3fe, #f3effe); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EFF3FE?: #EFF3FE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF3FE?: The RGB value is 239, 243, 254: 239 red, 243 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF3FE?: The complementary color is #FEFAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF3FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.