What color is #EEEDF4?

#EEEDF4 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEDF4?

The RGB value is 238, 237, 244: 238 red, 237 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEDF4?

The complementary color is #F3F4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEDF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEDF4 color

#EEEDF4 rgb(238, 237, 244)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEEDF4 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 92.9% green and 95.7% blue (238, 237, 244).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 24% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#EEEDF4 color codes

HEX	`#EEEDF4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 237, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 92.9%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 24%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 3%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94, 1.59, -3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94, 3.62, 296)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.87, 85.277, 97.717)`
Decimal	`15658484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEDF4, 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 #EEEDF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEDF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #EEEDF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeedf4; }
.text { color: #eeedf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeedf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 237 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeedf4, #f2edf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #EEEDF4?: #EEEDF4 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEDF4?: The RGB value is 238, 237, 244: 238 red, 237 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEDF4?: The complementary color is #F3F4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEDF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.