What color is #EEECE4?

#EEECE4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEECE4?

The RGB value is 238, 236, 228: 238 red, 236 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEECE4?

The complementary color is #E4E6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEECE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEECE4 color

#EEECE4 rgb(238, 236, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEECE4 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.5% green and 89.4% blue (238, 236, 228).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Salt (#EFEDE6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.75:1).

#EEECE4 color codes

HEX	`#EEECE4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 236, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.5%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.35, -0.72, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.35, 4.17, 99.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.257, 83.77, 85.378)`
Decimal	`15658212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEECE4, 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 #EEECE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEECE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.75:1	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 #EEECE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeece4; }
.text { color: #eeece4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeece4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 236 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeece4, #ebeee4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EEECE4?: #EEECE4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Salt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEECE4?: The RGB value is 238, 236, 228: 238 red, 236 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEECE4?: The complementary color is #E4E6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEECE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.