What color is #EFFBFA?

#EFFBFA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFFBFA?

The RGB value is 239, 251, 250: 239 red, 251 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFFBFA?

The complementary color is #FBEFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFFBFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.85:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFFBFA color

#EFFBFA rgb(239, 251, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #EFFBFA is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 98.4% green and 98% blue (239, 251, 250).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 60% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cold White (#EDFCFB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.85:1).

#EFFBFA color codes

HEX	`#EFFBFA`
RGB	`rgb(239, 251, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 98.4%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 60%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.73, -4.11, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.73, 4.2, 192.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.346, 94.247, 104.014)`
Decimal	`15727610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFFBFA, 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 #EFFBFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFFBFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.85:1	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 #EFFBFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #effbfa; }
.text { color: #effbfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #effbfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 251 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #effbfa, #eff6fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EFFBFA?: #EFFBFA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFFBFA?: The RGB value is 239, 251, 250: 239 red, 251 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFFBFA?: The complementary color is #FBEFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFFBFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.85:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.