What color is #EEF4E8?

#EEF4E8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF4E8?

The RGB value is 238, 244, 232: 238 red, 244 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF4E8?

The complementary color is #EEE8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF4E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF4E8 color

#EEF4E8 rgb(238, 244, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #EEF4E8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 95.7% green and 91% blue (238, 244, 232).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 35% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#EEF4E8 color codes

HEX	`#EEF4E8`
RGB	`rgb(238, 244, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 95.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 35%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.46, -4.09, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.46, 6.53, 128.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.174, 88.705, 89.121)`
Decimal	`15660264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF4E8, 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 #EEF4E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF4E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #EEF4E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef4e8; }
.text { color: #eef4e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef4e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 244 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef4e8, #e8f4e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #EEF4E8?: #EEF4E8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF4E8?: The RGB value is 238, 244, 232: 238 red, 244 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF4E8?: The complementary color is #EEE8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF4E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.