What color is #EFFDEF?

#EFFDEF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFFDEF?

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

What is the complementary color of #EFFDEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFFDEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.97:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFFDEF color

#EFFDEF rgb(239, 253, 239)

Shades of white

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

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 78% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Honeydew (#F0FFF0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.97:1).

#EFFDEF color codes

HEX	`#EFFDEF`
RGB	`rgb(239, 253, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 99.2%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 78%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.97, -7.07, 5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.97, 8.73, 144.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.299, 94.833, 95.403)`
Decimal	`15728111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFFDEF, 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 #EFFDEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFFDEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.97:1	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 #EFFDEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #effdef; }
.text { color: #effdef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #effdef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 253 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #effdef, #effdf6); }

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Questions

What color is #EFFDEF?: #EFFDEF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFFDEF?: The RGB value is 239, 253, 239: 239 red, 253 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFFDEF?: The complementary color is #FDEFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFFDEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.97:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.