What color is #EEEBF4?

#EEEBF4 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 #EEEBF4?

The RGB value is 238, 235, 244: 238 red, 235 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEBF4?

The complementary color is #F1F4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEBF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEBF4 color

#EEEBF4 rgb(238, 235, 244)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEEBF4 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.2% green and 95.7% blue (238, 235, 244).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 29% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#EEEBF4 color codes

HEX	`#EEEBF4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 235, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.2%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 29%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.5, 2.61, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.5, 4.77, 303.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.295, 84.125, 97.525)`
Decimal	`15657972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEBF4, 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 #EEEBF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEBF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	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 #EEEBF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeebf4; }
.text { color: #eeebf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeebf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 235 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeebf4, #f3ebf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #EEEBF4?: #EEEBF4 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 #EEEBF4?: The RGB value is 238, 235, 244: 238 red, 235 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEBF4?: The complementary color is #F1F4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEBF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.