What color is #EFF9E8?

#EFF9E8 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFF9E8?

The RGB value is 239, 249, 232: 239 red, 249 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFF9E8?

The complementary color is #F2E8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFF9E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFF9E8 color

#EFF9E8 rgb(239, 249, 232)

Shades of white

The hex color #EFF9E8 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 97.6% green and 91% blue (239, 249, 232).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 59% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Floaty Bubble (#EAF5E7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.39:1).

#EFF9E8 color codes

HEX	`#EFF9E8`
RGB	`rgb(239, 249, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 97.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 59%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.79, -6.27, 7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.79, 9.41, 131.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.035, 91.928, 89.645)`
Decimal	`15727080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFF9E8, 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 #EFF9E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFF9E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.39:1	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 #EFF9E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eff9e8; }
.text { color: #eff9e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eff9e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 249 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eff9e8, #e8f9ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFF9E8?: #EFF9E8 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFF9E8?: The RGB value is 239, 249, 232: 239 red, 249 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFF9E8?: The complementary color is #F2E8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFF9E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.