What color is #EFF5DD?

#EFF5DD is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF5DD?

The RGB value is 239, 245, 221: 239 red, 245 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF5DD?

The complementary color is #E3DDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF5DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.78:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF5DD color

#EFF5DD rgb(239, 245, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #EFF5DD is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 96.1% green and 86.7% blue (239, 245, 221).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 55% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Final Departure (#F1F5DB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

#EFF5DD color codes

HEX	`#EFF5DD`
RGB	`rgb(239, 245, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 96.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 55%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.53, -6.1, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.53, 12.47, 119.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.298, 88.876, 81.264)`
Decimal	`15726045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF5DD, 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 #EFF5DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF5DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	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 #EFF5DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff5dd; }
.text { color: #eff5dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff5dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 245 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff5dd, #e3f5dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EFF5DD?: #EFF5DD is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF5DD?: The RGB value is 239, 245, 221: 239 red, 245 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF5DD?: The complementary color is #E3DDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF5DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.78:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.