What color is #EEF0FE?

#EEF0FE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF0FE?

The RGB value is 238, 240, 254: 238 red, 240 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF0FE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEF0FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF0FE color

#EEF0FE rgb(238, 240, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EEF0FE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 94.1% green and 99.6% blue (238, 240, 254).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 89% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.53:1).

#EEF0FE color codes

HEX	`#EEF0FE`
RGB	`rgb(238, 240, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 94.1%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 89%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.01, 1.9, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.01, 7.21, 285.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.306, 87.653, 106.224)`
Decimal	`15659262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF0FE, 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 #EEF0FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF0FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.53:1	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 #EEF0FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef0fe; }
.text { color: #eef0fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef0fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 240 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef0fe, #f4eefe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEF0FE?: #EEF0FE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF0FE?: The RGB value is 238, 240, 254: 238 red, 240 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF0FE?: The complementary color is #FEFCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF0FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.