What color is #EEF1EA?

#EEF1EA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crème Fraîche. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF1EA?

The RGB value is 238, 241, 234: 238 red, 241 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF1EA?

The complementary color is #EDEAF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF1EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.41:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF1EA color

#EEF1EA rgb(238, 241, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EEF1EA is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 94.5% green and 91.8% blue (238, 241, 234).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 20% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Crème Fraîche (#ECEEE6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.41:1).

#EEF1EA color codes

HEX	`#EEF1EA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 241, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 94.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 20%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.75, -2.23, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.75, 3.76, 126.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.564, 87.028, 90.327)`
Decimal	`15659498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF1EA, 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 #EEF1EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF1EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.41:1	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 #EEF1EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef1ea; }
.text { color: #eef1ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef1ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 241 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef1ea, #ebf1ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #EEF1EA?: #EEF1EA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crème Fraîche. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF1EA?: The RGB value is 238, 241, 234: 238 red, 241 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF1EA?: The complementary color is #EDEAF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF1EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.41:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.