What color is #EFFBED?

#EFFBED 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 #EFFBED?

The RGB value is 239, 251, 237: 239 red, 251 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFFBED?

The complementary color is #F9EDFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFFBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.69:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFFBED color

#EFFBED rgb(239, 251, 237)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 98.4% green and 92.9% blue (239, 251, 237).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 64% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Floaty Bubble (#EAF5E7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.69:1).

#EFFBED color codes

HEX	`#EFFBED`
RGB	`rgb(239, 251, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 98.4%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 64%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.41, -6.42, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.41, 8.35, 140.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.377, 93.459, 93.646)`
Decimal	`15727597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFFBED, 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 #EFFBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFFBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.69:1	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 #EFFBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #effbed; }
.text { color: #effbed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #effbed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 251 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #effbed, #edfbf2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EFFBED?: #EFFBED 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 #EFFBED?: The RGB value is 239, 251, 237: 239 red, 251 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFFBED?: The complementary color is #F9EDFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFFBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.69:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.