What color is #EFF5E3?

#EFF5E3 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 #EFF5E3?

The RGB value is 239, 245, 227: 239 red, 245 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF5E3?

The complementary color is #E9E3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF5E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF5E3 color

#EFF5E3 rgb(239, 245, 227)

Shades of green

The hex color #EFF5E3 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 96.1% green and 89% blue (239, 245, 227).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 47% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.84:1).

#EFF5E3 color codes

HEX	`#EFF5E3`
RGB	`rgb(239, 245, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 96.1%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 47%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.66, -5.11, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.66, 9.47, 122.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.112, 89.202, 85.55)`
Decimal	`15726051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF5E3, 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 #EFF5E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF5E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.84:1	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 #EFF5E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff5e3; }
.text { color: #eff5e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff5e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 245 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff5e3, #e6f5e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EFF5E3?: #EFF5E3 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 #EFF5E3?: The RGB value is 239, 245, 227: 239 red, 245 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF5E3?: The complementary color is #E9E3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF5E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.