What color is #EEEDEF?

#EEEDEF is a light gray, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEDEF?

The RGB value is 238, 237, 239: 238 red, 237 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEDEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEEDEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEDEF color

#EEEDEF rgb(238, 237, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEEDEF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.9% green and 93.7% blue (238, 237, 239).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Sheikh White (#EFECEE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#EEEDEF color codes

HEX	`#EEEDEF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 237, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 1%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.87, 0.69, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.87, 1.09, 309.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.121, 84.978, 93.773)`
Decimal	`15658479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEDEF, 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 #EEEDEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEDEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	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 #EEEDEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeedef; }
.text { color: #eeedef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeedef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 237 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeedef, #efedef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EEEDEF?: #EEEDEF is a light gray, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEDEF?: The RGB value is 238, 237, 239: 238 red, 237 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEDEF?: The complementary color is #EEEFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEDEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.