What color is #EEF2EB?

#EEF2EB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Silence. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF2EB?

The RGB value is 238, 242, 235: 238 red, 242 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF2EB?

The complementary color is #EFEBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF2EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF2EB color

#EEF2EB rgb(238, 242, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEF2EB is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 94.9% green and 92.2% blue (238, 242, 235).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 21% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Silence (#EAEDE5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.54:1).

#EEF2EB color codes

HEX	`#EEF2EB`
RGB	`rgb(238, 242, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 94.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 21%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.03, -2.56, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.03, 3.88, 131.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.005, 87.679, 91.185)`
Decimal	`15659755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF2EB, 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 #EEF2EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF2EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.54:1	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 #EEF2EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef2eb; }
.text { color: #eef2eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef2eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 242 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef2eb, #ebf2eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #EEF2EB?: #EEF2EB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Silence. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF2EB?: The RGB value is 238, 242, 235: 238 red, 242 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF2EB?: The complementary color is #EFEBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF2EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.