What color is #EEEBE7?

#EEEBE7 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Magical Moonlight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEBE7?

The RGB value is 238, 235, 231: 238 red, 235 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEBE7?

The complementary color is #E7EAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEBE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEBE7 color

#EEEBE7 rgb(238, 235, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEEBE7 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.2% green and 90.6% blue (238, 235, 231).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 17% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Magical Moonlight (#F0EEEB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#EEEBE7 color codes

HEX	`#EEEBE7`
RGB	`rgb(238, 235, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 17%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.17, 0.31, 2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.17, 2.31, 82.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.39, 83.364, 87.494)`
Decimal	`15657959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEBE7, 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 #EEEBE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEBE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	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 #EEEBE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeebe7; }
.text { color: #eeebe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeebe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 235 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeebe7, #eeeee7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EEEBE7?: #EEEBE7 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Magical Moonlight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEBE7?: The RGB value is 238, 235, 231: 238 red, 235 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEBE7?: The complementary color is #E7EAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEBE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.