What color is #EEF5ED?

#EEF5ED is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF5ED?

The RGB value is 238, 245, 237: 238 red, 245 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF5ED?

The complementary color is #F4EDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF5ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF5ED color

#EEF5ED rgb(238, 245, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEF5ED is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 96.1% green and 92.9% blue (238, 245, 237).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 29% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Bath Bubbles (#E6F2EA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

#EEF5ED color codes

HEX	`#EEF5ED`
RGB	`rgb(238, 245, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 96.1%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 29%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 3%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.83, -3.73, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.83, 4.81, 140.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.196, 89.596, 93.015)`
Decimal	`15660525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF5ED, 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 #EEF5ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF5ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	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 #EEF5ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef5ed; }
.text { color: #eef5ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef5ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 245 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef5ed, #edf5f0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EEF5ED?: #EEF5ED is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF5ED?: The RGB value is 238, 245, 237: 238 red, 245 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF5ED?: The complementary color is #F4EDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF5ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.