Palettes / Colors / #EFF2F2

#EFF2F2 — Soft White

#EFF2F2 is a white color we call Soft White, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the white family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #EFF2F2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EFF2F2 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 #F1EEEE; it also sits naturally between #EEF1F0 and #EEF0F1. 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 95% · Blue 95%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EFF2F2

.text { color: #EFF2F2; }
.background { background-color: #EFF2F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF2F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 242, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 10%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF2F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 242, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF2F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 242, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF2F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF2F2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1EEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFF2F2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF2F2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EFF2F2 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFF2F2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF2F1  ·  #EFF2F3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF2F2?

#EFF2F2 is Soft White, a white color (RGB 239, 242, 242). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF2F2?

#EFF2F2 is RGB 239, 242, 242 — HSL 180°, 10%, 94% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFF2F2?

Its complement is #F1EEEE; analogous partners are #EEF1F0 and #EEF0F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF2F2 for text?

Black text on #EFF2F2 has a contrast ratio of 18.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.