What color is #EFFAF9?

#EFFAF9 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 #EFFAF9?

The RGB value is 239, 250, 249: 239 red, 250 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFFAF9?

The complementary color is #FAEFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFFAF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.71:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFFAF9 color

#EFFAF9 rgb(239, 250, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #EFFAF9 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 98% green and 97.6% blue (239, 250, 249).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 52% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sparkling Snow (#F5FEFD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.71:1).

#EFFAF9 color codes

HEX	`#EFFAF9`
RGB	`rgb(239, 250, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 98%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 52%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 4%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.45, -3.79, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.45, 3.86, 191.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.878, 93.561, 103.086)`
Decimal	`15727353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFFAF9, 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 #EFFAF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFFAF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.71:1	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 #EFFAF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #effaf9; }
.text { color: #effaf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #effaf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 250 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #effaf9, #eff6fa); }

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Questions

What color is #EFFAF9?: #EFFAF9 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 #EFFAF9?: The RGB value is 239, 250, 249: 239 red, 250 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFFAF9?: The complementary color is #FAEFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFFAF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.71:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.