What color is #EEF9FA?

#EEF9FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEF9FA?

The RGB value is 238, 249, 250: 238 red, 249 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEF9FA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEF9FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEF9FA color

#EEF9FA rgb(238, 249, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEF9FA is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 97.6% green and 98% blue (238, 249, 250).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 55% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#EEF9FA color codes

HEX	`#EEF9FA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 249, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 97.6%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 55%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.16, -3.42, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.16, 3.84, 206.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.387, 92.83, 103.791)`
Decimal	`15661562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEF9FA, 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 #EEF9FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEF9FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	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 #EEF9FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eef9fa; }
.text { color: #eef9fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eef9fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 249 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eef9fa, #eef3fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #EEF9FA?: #EEF9FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEF9FA?: The RGB value is 238, 249, 250: 238 red, 249 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEF9FA?: The complementary color is #FAEFEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEF9FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.