Palettes / Colors / #EFEBEB

#EFEBEB — Soft White

#EFEBEB is a white color we call Soft White, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the white family.

#EFEBEB is a neutral white color associated with cleanliness, space and minimalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EBEFEF; it also sits naturally between #EFEBED and #EFEDEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EFEBEB

.text { color: #EFEBEB; }
.background { background-color: #EFEBEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEBEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 11%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEBEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEBEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEBEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEBEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEBEB

Tints of #EFEBEB

Tones of #EFEBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBEFEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEBEB: #000000.

How #EFEBEB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #EFEBEB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEBEA  ·  #EFEBEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEBEB?

#EFEBEB is Soft White, a white color (RGB 239, 235, 235). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEBEB?

#EFEBEB is RGB 239, 235, 235 — HSL 0°, 11%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEBEB?

Its complement is #EBEFEF; analogous partners are #EFEBED and #EFEDEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEBEB for text?

Black text on #EFEBEB has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.