What color is #EEF3DD?

#EEF3DD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF3DD?

The RGB value is 238, 243, 221: 238 red, 243 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF3DD?

The complementary color is #E2DDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF3DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF3DD color

#EEF3DD rgb(238, 243, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #EEF3DD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 95.3% green and 86.7% blue (238, 243, 221).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 48% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Blissful Serenity (#EAEED8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#EEF3DD color codes

HEX	`#EEF3DD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 243, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 95.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 48%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.95, -5.44, 10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.95, 11.42, 118.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.36, 87.499, 81.048)`
Decimal	`15659997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF3DD, 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 #EEF3DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF3DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	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 #EEF3DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef3dd; }
.text { color: #eef3dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef3dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 243 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef3dd, #e3f3dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEF3DD?: #EEF3DD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF3DD?: The RGB value is 238, 243, 221: 238 red, 243 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF3DD?: The complementary color is #E2DDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF3DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.