What color is #EEF0E7?

#EEF0E7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green known as Fogtown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF0E7?

The RGB value is 238, 240, 231: 238 red, 240 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF0E7?

The complementary color is #E9E7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF0E7?

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.

#EEF0E7 color

#EEF0E7 rgb(238, 240, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEF0E7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 94.1% green and 90.6% blue (238, 240, 231).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 23% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

This exact color is also called Fogtown.

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

#EEF0E7 color codes

HEX	`#EEF0E7`
RGB	`rgb(238, 240, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 94.1%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 23%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.43, -2.24, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.43, 4.68, 118.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.842, 86.267, 87.978)`
Decimal	`15659239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF0E7, 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 #EEF0E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF0E7 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 #EEF0E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef0e7; }
.text { color: #eef0e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef0e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 240 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef0e7, #eaf0e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EEF0E7?: #EEF0E7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green known as Fogtown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF0E7?: The RGB value is 238, 240, 231: 238 red, 240 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF0E7?: The complementary color is #E9E7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF0E7?: 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.