What color is #EEF6FA?

#EEF6FA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF6FA?

The RGB value is 238, 246, 250: 238 red, 246 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF6FA?

The complementary color is #FAF2EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF6FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.2:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF6FA color

#EEF6FA rgb(238, 246, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEF6FA is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 96.5% green and 98% blue (238, 246, 250).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 55% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.2:1).

#EEF6FA color codes

HEX	`#EEF6FA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 246, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 96.5%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 55%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.41, -1.9, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.41, 3.42, 236.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.468, 90.99, 103.484)`
Decimal	`15660794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF6FA, 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 #EEF6FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF6FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.2:1	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 #EEF6FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef6fa; }
.text { color: #eef6fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef6fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 246 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef6fa, #eef0fa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EEF6FA?: #EEF6FA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF6FA?: The RGB value is 238, 246, 250: 238 red, 246 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF6FA?: The complementary color is #FAF2EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF6FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.2:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.