What color is #EEEFF3?

#EEEFF3 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Errigal White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEFF3?

The RGB value is 238, 239, 243: 238 red, 239 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEFF3?

The complementary color is #F3F2EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEFF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEFF3 color

#EEEFF3 rgb(238, 239, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEEFF3 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.7% green and 95.3% blue (238, 239, 243).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 17% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Errigal White (#F2F2F4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#EEEFF3 color codes

HEX	`#EEEFF3`
RGB	`rgb(238, 239, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.7%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 17%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.48, 0.38, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.48, 2.08, 280.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.301, 86.381, 97.114)`
Decimal	`15658995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEFF3, 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 #EEEFF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEFF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	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 #EEEFF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeeff3; }
.text { color: #eeeff3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeeff3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 239 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeff3, #f0eef3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EEEFF3?: #EEEFF3 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Errigal White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEFF3?: The RGB value is 238, 239, 243: 238 red, 239 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEFF3?: The complementary color is #F3F2EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEFF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.