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#EFF4EC Color

#EFF4EC is rgb(239, 244, 236) in RGB, hsl(98, 27%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chalk (#F7F7F2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFF4EC
HEX#EFF4EC
RGBrgb(239, 244, 236)
HSLhsl(98, 27%, 94%)
HSVhsv(98, 3%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(96.1% 0.012 133.4)
LABlab(95.64% -2.77 3.26)
LCHlch(95.64% 4.28 130.41)

What #EFF4EC 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 #EFF4EC, 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 green in the library.

#EFF4EC Channel Values

How #EFF4EC 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 244 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 98° · S 27% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 98° · S 3% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFF4EC 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFF4EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFF4EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFF4EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EFF4EC

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 #EFF4EC.

How #EFF4EC 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#EFF4EC
Protanopia#F3F3EC
Protanomaly#F2F3EC
Deuteranopia#F2F2EC
Deuteranomaly#F1F3EC
Tritanopia#F0F3F3
Tritanomaly#F0F3F0
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFF4EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eff4ec: #EFF4EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFF4EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eff4ec': '#EFF4EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.957, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_eff4ec">#EFF4EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFF4EC"

More Green Colors

#EFF4EC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFF4EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFF4EC?

#EFF4EC is a lightest green — rgb(239, 244, 236) in RGB and hsl(98, 27%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chalk (#F7F7F2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.73.

What is the RGB value of #EFF4EC?

#EFF4EC is rgb(239, 244, 236) — red 239, green 244, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFF4EC?

#EFF4EC converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFF4EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFF4EC scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFF4EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFF4EC 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 mintcream (#F5FFFA) at a CIE76 distance of 4.26, which is very hard to tell apart.

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