What color is #EEEFFA?

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

What is the RGB value of #EEEFFA?

The RGB value is 238, 239, 250: 238 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEFFA?

The complementary color is #FAF9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEFFA color

#EEEFFA rgb(238, 239, 250)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.7% green and 98% blue (238, 239, 250).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 55% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#EEEFFA color codes

HEX	`#EEEFFA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 239, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.7%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 55%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.66, 1.66, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.66, 5.66, 287.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.379, 86.812, 102.788)`
Decimal	`15659002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEFFA, 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 #EEEFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	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 #EEEFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeeffa; }
.text { color: #eeeffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeeffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 239 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeffa, #f3eefa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EEEFFA?: #EEEFFA is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEFFA?: The RGB value is 238, 239, 250: 238 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEFFA?: The complementary color is #FAF9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.