What color is #EFFDE1?

#EFFDE1 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFFDE1?

The RGB value is 239, 253, 225: 239 red, 253 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFFDE1?

The complementary color is #EFE1FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFFDE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.81:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFFDE1 color

#EFFDE1 rgb(239, 253, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #EFFDE1 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 99.2% green and 88.2% blue (239, 253, 225).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 88% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.81:1).

#EFFDE1 color codes

HEX	`#EFFDE1`
RGB	`rgb(239, 253, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 99.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 88%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 11%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.65, -9.44, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.65, 15.14, 128.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.31, 94.037, 84.929)`
Decimal	`15728097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFFDE1, 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 #EFFDE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFFDE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.81:1	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 #EFFDE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #effde1; }
.text { color: #effde1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #effde1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 253 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #effde1, #e1fde1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #EFFDE1?: #EFFDE1 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFFDE1?: The RGB value is 239, 253, 225: 239 red, 253 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFFDE1?: The complementary color is #EFE1FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFFDE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.81:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.