What color is #EFF7F9?

#EFF7F9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF7F9?

The RGB value is 239, 247, 249: 239 red, 247 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF7F9?

The complementary color is #F9F1EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF7F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF7F9 color

#EFF7F9 rgb(239, 247, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #EFF7F9 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 96.9% green and 97.6% blue (239, 247, 249).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 45% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.34:1).

#EFF7F9 color codes

HEX	`#EFF7F9`
RGB	`rgb(239, 247, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 96.9%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 45%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.7, -2.27, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.7, 2.94, 219.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.953, 91.711, 102.778)`
Decimal	`15726585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF7F9, 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 #EFF7F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF7F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.34:1	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 #EFF7F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff7f9; }
.text { color: #eff7f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff7f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 247 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff7f9, #eff2f9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EFF7F9?: #EFF7F9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF7F9?: The RGB value is 239, 247, 249: 239 red, 247 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF7F9?: The complementary color is #F9F1EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF7F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.