What color is #EFFCF9?

#EFFCF9 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFFCF9?

The RGB value is 239, 252, 249: 239 red, 252 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFFCF9?

The complementary color is #FCEFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFFCF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.96:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFFCF9 color

#EFFCF9 rgb(239, 252, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #EFFCF9 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 98.8% green and 97.6% blue (239, 252, 249).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 68% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% 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 19.96:1).

#EFFCF9 color codes

HEX	`#EFFCF9`
RGB	`rgb(239, 252, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 98.8%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 68%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 5%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.96, -4.79, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.96, 4.79, 180.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.503, 94.81, 103.294)`
Decimal	`15727865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFFCF9, 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 #EFFCF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFFCF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.96:1	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 #EFFCF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #effcf9; }
.text { color: #effcf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #effcf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 252 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #effcf9, #eff9fc); }

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Questions

What color is #EFFCF9?: #EFFCF9 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFFCF9?: The RGB value is 239, 252, 249: 239 red, 252 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFFCF9?: The complementary color is #FCEFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFFCF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.96:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.