What color is #EFFACF?

#EFFACF is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFFACF?

The RGB value is 239, 250, 207: 239 red, 250 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFFACF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFFACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFFACF color

#EFFACF rgb(239, 250, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #EFFACF is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 98% green and 81.2% blue (239, 250, 207).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 81% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.25:1).

#EFFACF color codes

HEX	`#EFFACF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 250, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 98%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 81%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.5, -10.8, 19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.5, 22.24, 119.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.043, 91.227, 72.358)`
Decimal	`15727311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFFACF, 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 #EFFACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFFACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.25:1	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 #EFFACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #effacf; }
.text { color: #effacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #effacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 250 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #effacf, #dafacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EFFACF?: #EFFACF is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFFACF?: The RGB value is 239, 250, 207: 239 red, 250 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFFACF?: The complementary color is #DACFFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFFACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.