What color is #EEF6EE?

#EEF6EE 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 #EEF6EE?

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

What is the complementary color of #EEF6EE?

The complementary color is #F6EEF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF6EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF6EE color

#EEF6EE rgb(238, 246, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEF6EE is a very light, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 31% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.05:1).

#EEF6EE color codes

HEX	`#EEF6EE`
RGB	`rgb(238, 246, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 96.5%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 31%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 3%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.11, -4.06, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.11, 5, 144.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.646, 90.261, 93.888)`
Decimal	`15660782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF6EE, 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 #EEF6EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF6EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.05:1	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 #EEF6EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef6ee; }
.text { color: #eef6ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef6ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 246 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef6ee, #eef6f2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EEF6EE?: #EEF6EE 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 #EEF6EE?: The RGB value is 238, 246, 238: 238 red, 246 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF6EE?: The complementary color is #F6EEF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF6EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.