What color is #EFF4DF?

#EFF4DF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF4DF?

The RGB value is 239, 244, 223: 239 red, 244 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF4DF?

The complementary color is #E4DFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF4DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF4DF color

#EFF4DF rgb(239, 244, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #EFF4DF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 95.7% green and 87.5% blue (239, 244, 223).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 49% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.68:1).

#EFF4DF color codes

HEX	`#EFF4DF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 244, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 95.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 49%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.32, -5.27, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.32, 10.9, 118.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.265, 88.38, 82.576)`
Decimal	`15725791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF4DF, 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 #EFF4DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF4DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.68:1	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 #EFF4DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff4df; }
.text { color: #eff4df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff4df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 244 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff4df, #e4f4df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFF4DF?: #EFF4DF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF4DF?: The RGB value is 239, 244, 223: 239 red, 244 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF4DF?: The complementary color is #E4DFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF4DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.