What color is #EEE9E4?

#EEE9E4 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE9E4?

The RGB value is 238, 233, 228: 238 red, 233 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE9E4?

The complementary color is #E4E9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE9E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE9E4 color

#EEE9E4 rgb(238, 233, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEE9E4 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.4% green and 89.4% blue (238, 233, 228).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 23% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Holy Ghost (#EFE9E6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#EEE9E4 color codes

HEX	`#EEE9E4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 233, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.4%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 23%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.6, 0.81, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.6, 3.13, 74.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.4, 82.057, 85.092)`
Decimal	`15657444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE9E4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EEE9E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE9E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EEE9E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee9e4; }
.text { color: #eee9e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee9e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 233 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee9e4, #eeeee4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EEE9E4?: #EEE9E4 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE9E4?: The RGB value is 238, 233, 228: 238 red, 233 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE9E4?: The complementary color is #E4E9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE9E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.