What color is #EEF3EE?

#EEF3EE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF3EE?

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

What is the complementary color of #EEF3EE?

The complementary color is #F3EEF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF3EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF3EE color

#EEF3EE rgb(238, 243, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEF3EE is a very light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 17% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.69:1).

#EEF3EE color codes

HEX	`#EEF3EE`
RGB	`rgb(238, 243, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 95.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 17%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.35, -2.54, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.35, 3.13, 144.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.74, 88.451, 93.586)`
Decimal	`15660014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF3EE, 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 #EEF3EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF3EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.69:1	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 #EEF3EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef3ee; }
.text { color: #eef3ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef3ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 243 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef3ee, #eef3f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #EEF3EE?: #EEF3EE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF3EE?: The RGB value is 238, 243, 238: 238 red, 243 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF3EE?: The complementary color is #F3EEF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF3EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.