What color is #EEEBF3?

#EEEBF3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEBF3?

The RGB value is 238, 235, 243: 238 red, 235 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEBF3?

The complementary color is #F0F3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEBF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEBF3 color

#EEEBF3 rgb(238, 235, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEEBF3 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.2% green and 95.3% blue (238, 235, 243).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 25% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#EEEBF3 color codes

HEX	`#EEEBF3`
RGB	`rgb(238, 235, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.2%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 25%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.48, 2.43, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.48, 4.27, 304.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.143, 84.065, 96.728)`
Decimal	`15657971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEBF3, 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 #EEEBF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEBF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #EEEBF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeebf3; }
.text { color: #eeebf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeebf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 235 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeebf3, #f2ebf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #EEEBF3?: #EEEBF3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEBF3?: The RGB value is 238, 235, 243: 238 red, 235 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEBF3?: The complementary color is #F0F3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEBF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.