What color is #EEF8F4?

#EEF8F4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF8F4?

The RGB value is 238, 248, 244: 238 red, 248 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF8F4?

The complementary color is #F8EEF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEF8F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF8F4 color

#EEF8F4 rgb(238, 248, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEF8F4 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 97.3% green and 95.7% blue (238, 248, 244).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 42% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Mint Cream (#F5FFFA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.37:1).

#EEF8F4 color codes

HEX	`#EEF8F4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 248, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 97.3%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 42%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 4%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.76, -4.01, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.76, 4.08, 169.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.153, 91.843, 98.812)`
Decimal	`15661300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF8F4, 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 #EEF8F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF8F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.37:1	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 #EEF8F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef8f4; }
.text { color: #eef8f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef8f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 248 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef8f4, #eef7f8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EEF8F4?: #EEF8F4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Cream. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF8F4?: The RGB value is 238, 248, 244: 238 red, 248 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF8F4?: The complementary color is #F8EEF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF8F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.