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#EFEBED

#EFEBED is an almost-white neutral, close to the color White Smoke. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 92.2% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 11% saturation and 93% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.18:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

17.78:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.18:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

17.78:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EFEBED as they’d see it.

Typical vision#EFEBED
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #EFEBED

What color is #EFEBED?

#EFEBED is an almost-white neutral, close to the color White Smoke. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 92.2% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 11% saturation and 93% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #EFEBED in RGB?

#EFEBED is rgb(239, 235, 237): 239 red, 235 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #EFEBED in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 2, 1, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #EFEBED?

PANTONE 7541 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #EFEBED?

Its complement #E9EDEB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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