What color is #EFF5EA?

#EFF5EA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF5EA?

The RGB value is 239, 245, 234: 239 red, 245 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF5EA?

The complementary color is #F0EAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF5EA?

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.

#EFF5EA color

#EFF5EA rgb(239, 245, 234)

Shades of green

The hex color #EFF5EA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 96.1% green and 91.8% blue (239, 245, 234).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 35% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EFF5EA color codes

HEX	`#EFF5EA`
RGB	`rgb(239, 245, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 96.1%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 35%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.83, -3.92, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.83, 6.04, 130.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.098, 89.596, 90.742)`
Decimal	`15726058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF5EA, 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 #EFF5EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF5EA 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 #EFF5EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff5ea; }
.text { color: #eff5ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff5ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 245 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff5ea, #eaf5eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #EFF5EA?: #EFF5EA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF5EA?: The RGB value is 239, 245, 234: 239 red, 245 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF5EA?: The complementary color is #F0EAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF5EA?: 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.