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#EFEFF5 Color

#EFEFF5 is rgb(239, 239, 245) in RGB, hsl(240, 23%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFEFF5
HEX#EFEFF5
RGBrgb(239, 239, 245)
HSLhsl(240, 23%, 95%)
HSVhsv(240, 2%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(95.4% 0.008 286.2)
LABlab(94.58% 0.80 -2.90)
LCHlch(94.58% 3.01 285.45)

What #EFEFF5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EFEFF5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#EFEFF5 Channel Values

How #EFEFF5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 239 · G 239 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 240° · S 23% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 240° · S 2% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFEFF5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFEFF5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFEFF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFEFF5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EFEFF5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFEFF5.

How #EFEFF5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EFEFF5
Protanopia#EFEFF5
Protanomaly#EFEFF5
Deuteranopia#EFEFF5
Deuteranomaly#EFEFF5
Tritanopia#EEF0F0
Tritanomaly#EFEFF2
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFEFF5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-efeff5: #EFEFF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFEFF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efeff5': '#EFEFF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.937, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_efeff5">#EFEFF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFEFF5"

More Blue Colors

#EFEFF5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFEFF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFEFF5?

#EFEFF5 is a lightest blue — rgb(239, 239, 245) in RGB and hsl(240, 23%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ghost White (#F8F8FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.19.

What is the RGB value of #EFEFF5?

#EFEFF5 is rgb(239, 239, 245) — red 239, green 239, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFEFF5?

#EFEFF5 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFEFF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFEFF5 scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFEFF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFEFF5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is ghostwhite (#F8F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 3.19, which is very hard to tell apart.

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