What color is #EEEEF4?

#EEEEF4 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 #EEEEF4?

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

What is the complementary color of #EEEEF4?

The complementary color is #F4F4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEEF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEEF4 color

#EEEEF4 rgb(238, 238, 244)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEEEF4 is a very light, grayish blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 21% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#EEEEF4 color codes

HEX	`#EEEEF4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 238, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.3%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 21%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.25, 1.08, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.25, 3.08, 290.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.161, 85.858, 97.814)`
Decimal	`15658740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEEF4, 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 #EEEEF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEEF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #EEEEF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeeef4; }
.text { color: #eeeef4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeeef4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 238 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeef4, #f1eef4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #EEEEF4?: #EEEEF4 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 #EEEEF4?: The RGB value is 238, 238, 244: 238 red, 238 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEEF4?: The complementary color is #F4F4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEEF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.