What color is #EEF6E5?

#EEF6E5 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF6E5?

The RGB value is 238, 246, 229: 238 red, 246 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF6E5?

The complementary color is #EDE5F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF6E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF6E5 color

#EEF6E5 rgb(238, 246, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #EEF6E5 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 96.5% green and 89.8% blue (238, 246, 229).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 49% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.95:1).

#EEF6E5 color codes

HEX	`#EEF6E5`
RGB	`rgb(238, 246, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 96.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 49%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.89, -5.61, 7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.89, 9.18, 127.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.356, 89.746, 87.097)`
Decimal	`15660773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF6E5, 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 #EEF6E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF6E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.95:1	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 #EEF6E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef6e5; }
.text { color: #eef6e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef6e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 246 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef6e5, #e6f6e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #EEF6E5?: #EEF6E5 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF6E5?: The RGB value is 238, 246, 229: 238 red, 246 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF6E5?: The complementary color is #EDE5F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF6E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.