What color is #EFF5FC?

#EFF5FC is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF5FC?

The RGB value is 239, 245, 252: 239 red, 245 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF5FC?

The complementary color is #FCF6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF5FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF5FC color

#EFF5FC rgb(239, 245, 252)

Shades of white

The hex color #EFF5FC is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 96.1% green and 98.8% blue (239, 245, 252).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 68% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Ball (#F2F7FD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.14:1).

#EFF5FC color codes

HEX	`#EFF5FC`
RGB	`rgb(239, 245, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 96.1%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 68%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 5%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.28, -0.7, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.28, 4.11, 260.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.816, 90.683, 105.059)`
Decimal	`15726076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF5FC, 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 #EFF5FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF5FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.14:1	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 #EFF5FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff5fc; }
.text { color: #eff5fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff5fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 245 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff5fc, #f0effc); }

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Questions

What color is #EFF5FC?: #EFF5FC is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF5FC?: The RGB value is 239, 245, 252: 239 red, 245 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF5FC?: The complementary color is #FCF6EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF5FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.