What color is #EFFDFA?

#EFFDFA 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 #EFFDFA?

The RGB value is 239, 253, 250: 239 red, 253 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFFDFA?

The complementary color is #FDEFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFFDFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.1:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFFDFA color

#EFFDFA rgb(239, 253, 250)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 99.2% green and 98% blue (239, 253, 250).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 78% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cold White (#EDFCFB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.1:1).

#EFFDFA color codes

HEX	`#EFFDFA`
RGB	`rgb(239, 253, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 99.2%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 78%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.23, -5.11, -0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.23, 5.12, 181.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.974, 95.503, 104.223)`
Decimal	`15728122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFFDFA, 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 #EFFDFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFFDFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.1:1	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 #EFFDFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #effdfa; }
.text { color: #effdfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #effdfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 253 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #effdfa, #eff9fd); }

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Questions

What color is #EFFDFA?: #EFFDFA 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 #EFFDFA?: The RGB value is 239, 253, 250: 239 red, 253 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFFDFA?: The complementary color is #FDEFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFFDFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.1:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.