What color is #EEFAFD?

#EEFAFD 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 #EEFAFD?

The RGB value is 238, 250, 253: 238 red, 250 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEFAFD?

The complementary color is #FDF1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEFAFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEFAFD color

#EEFAFD rgb(238, 250, 253)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 98% green and 99.2% blue (238, 250, 253).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 79% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.73:1).

#EEFAFD color codes

HEX	`#EEFAFD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 250, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 98%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 79%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.49, -3.38, -2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.49, 4.38, 219.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.172, 93.639, 106.391)`
Decimal	`15661821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFAFD, 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 #EEFAFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFAFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.73:1	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 #EEFAFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eefafd; }
.text { color: #eefafd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eefafd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 250 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eefafd, #eef3fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEFAFD?: #EEFAFD 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 #EEFAFD?: The RGB value is 238, 250, 253: 238 red, 250 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFAFD?: The complementary color is #FDF1EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFAFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.