What color is #EEFAEF?

#EEFAEF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEFAEF?

The RGB value is 238, 250, 239: 238 red, 250 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEFAEF?

The complementary color is #FAEEF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEFAEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEFAEF color

#EEFAEF rgb(238, 250, 239)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEFAEF is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 98% green and 93.7% blue (238, 250, 239).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 55% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Floaty Bubble (#EAF5E7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.56:1).

#EEFAEF color codes

HEX	`#EEFAEF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 250, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 98%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 55%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.14, -5.9, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.14, 7.08, 146.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.023, 92.78, 95.074)`
Decimal	`15661807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFAEF, 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 #EEFAEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFAEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.56:1	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 #EEFAEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eefaef; }
.text { color: #eefaef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eefaef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 250 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eefaef, #eefaf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEFAEF?: #EEFAEF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEFAEF?: The RGB value is 238, 250, 239: 238 red, 250 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFAEF?: The complementary color is #FAEEF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFAEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.