What color is #EEEAE7?

#EEEAE7 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 #EEEAE7?

The RGB value is 238, 234, 231: 238 red, 234 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEAE7?

The complementary color is #E7EBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEAE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEAE7 color

#EEEAE7 rgb(238, 234, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEEAE7 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.8% green and 90.6% blue (238, 234, 231).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 17% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Holy Ghost (#EFE9E6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#EEEAE7 color codes

HEX	`#EEEAE7`
RGB	`rgb(238, 234, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 17%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.92, 0.82, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.92, 2.09, 66.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.104, 82.793, 87.399)`
Decimal	`15657703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEAE7, 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 #EEEAE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEAE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	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 #EEEAE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeeae7; }
.text { color: #eeeae7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeeae7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 234 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeae7, #eeeee7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EEEAE7?: #EEEAE7 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 #EEEAE7?: The RGB value is 238, 234, 231: 238 red, 234 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEAE7?: The complementary color is #E7EBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEAE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.