What color is #EEEEFA?

#EEEEFA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEEFA?

The RGB value is 238, 238, 250: 238 red, 238 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEEFA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEEEFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEEFA color

#EEEEFA rgb(238, 238, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EEEEFA is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.3% green and 98% blue (238, 238, 250).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 55% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#EEEEFA color codes

HEX	`#EEEEFA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 238, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.3%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 55%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.41, 2.18, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.41, 6.17, 290.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.087, 86.228, 102.69)`
Decimal	`15658746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEEFA, 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 #EEEEFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEEFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #EEEEFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeeefa; }
.text { color: #eeeefa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeeefa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 238 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeefa, #f4eefa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EEEEFA?: #EEEEFA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEEFA?: The RGB value is 238, 238, 250: 238 red, 238 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEEFA?: The complementary color is #FAFAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEEFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.