What color is #EFFAF8?

#EFFAF8 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sparkling Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFFAF8?

The RGB value is 239, 250, 248: 239 red, 250 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFFAF8?

The complementary color is #FAEFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFFAF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.7:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFFAF8 color

#EFFAF8 rgb(239, 250, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #EFFAF8 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 98% green and 97.3% blue (239, 250, 248).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 52% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sparkling Snow (#F5FEFD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.7:1).

#EFFAF8 color codes

HEX	`#EFFAF8`
RGB	`rgb(239, 250, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 98%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 52%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.43, -3.97, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.43, 3.98, 184.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.722, 93.499, 102.267)`
Decimal	`15727352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFFAF8, 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 #EFFAF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFFAF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.7:1	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 #EFFAF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #effaf8; }
.text { color: #effaf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #effaf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 250 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #effaf8, #eff6fa); }

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Questions

What color is #EFFAF8?: #EFFAF8 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sparkling Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFFAF8?: The RGB value is 239, 250, 248: 239 red, 250 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFFAF8?: The complementary color is #FAEFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFFAF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.7:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.