What color is #EEF2F7?

#EEF2F7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF2F7?

The RGB value is 238, 242, 247: 238 red, 242 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF2F7?

The complementary color is #F7F3EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF2F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF2F7 color

#EEF2F7 rgb(238, 242, 247)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEF2F7 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 94.9% green and 96.9% blue (238, 242, 247).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 36% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Ball (#F2F7FD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.68:1).

#EEF2F7 color codes

HEX	`#EEF2F7`
RGB	`rgb(238, 242, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 94.9%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 36%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.33, -0.42, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.33, 2.9, 261.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.797, 88.396, 100.625)`
Decimal	`15659767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF2F7, 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 #EEF2F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF2F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.68:1	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 #EEF2F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef2f7; }
.text { color: #eef2f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef2f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 242 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef2f7, #efeef7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EEF2F7?: #EEF2F7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF2F7?: The RGB value is 238, 242, 247: 238 red, 242 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF2F7?: The complementary color is #F7F3EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF2F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.