What color is #EFFEEC?

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

What is the RGB value of #EFFEEC?

The RGB value is 239, 254, 236: 239 red, 254 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFFEEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #EFFEEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFFEEC color

#EFFEEC rgb(239, 254, 236)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 99.6% green and 92.5% blue (239, 254, 236).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 90% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Honeydew (#F0FFF0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.06:1).

#EFFEEC color codes

HEX	`#EFFEEC`
RGB	`rgb(239, 254, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 99.6%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 90%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.15, -8.09, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.15, 10.64, 139.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.176, 95.29, 93.193)`
Decimal	`15728364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFFEEC, 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 #EFFEEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFFEEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.06:1	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 #EFFEEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #effeec; }
.text { color: #effeec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #effeec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 254 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #effeec, #ecfef2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EFFEEC?: #EFFEEC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFFEEC?: The RGB value is 239, 254, 236: 239 red, 254 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFFEEC?: The complementary color is #FBECFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFFEEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.