What color is #EEEFEF?

#EEEFEF is a light gray, closest to the named color Snowflake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEFEF?

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

What is the complementary color of #EEEFEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEEFEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEFEF color

#EEEFEF rgb(238, 239, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEEFEF is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Snowflake (#EFF0F0), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#EEEFEF color codes

HEX	`#EEEFEF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 239, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.7%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 0%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.37, -0.33, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.37, 0.35, 199.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.704, 86.142, 93.967)`
Decimal	`15658991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEFEF, 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 #EEEFEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEFEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	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 #EEEFEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EEEFEF?: #EEEFEF is a light gray, closest to the named color Snowflake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEFEF?: The RGB value is 238, 239, 239: 238 red, 239 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEFEF?: The complementary color is #EFEEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEFEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.