What color is #EEEDF0?

#EEEDF0 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEDF0?

The RGB value is 238, 237, 240: 238 red, 237 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEDF0?

The complementary color is #EFF0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEDF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEDF0 color

#EEEDF0 rgb(238, 237, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEEDF0 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.9% green and 94.1% blue (238, 237, 240).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 9% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% 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 18.01:1).

#EEEDF0 color codes

HEX	`#EEEDF0`
RGB	`rgb(238, 237, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.9%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 9%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 1%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.9, 0.87, -1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.9, 1.59, 303.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.27, 85.037, 94.553)`
Decimal	`15658480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEDF0, 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 #EEEDF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEDF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	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 #EEEDF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeedf0; }
.text { color: #eeedf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeedf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 237 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeedf0, #f0edf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EEEDF0?: #EEEDF0 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEDF0?: The RGB value is 238, 237, 240: 238 red, 237 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEDF0?: The complementary color is #EFF0ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEDF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.