What color is #EEFBB9?

#EEFBB9 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEFBB9?

The RGB value is 238, 251, 185: 238 red, 251 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEFBB9?

The complementary color is #C6B9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEFBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEFBB9 color

#EEFBB9 rgb(238, 251, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #EEFBB9 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 98.4% green and 72.5% blue (238, 251, 185).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 89% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.13:1).

#EEFBB9 color codes

HEX	`#EEFBB9`
RGB	`rgb(238, 251, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 98.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 89%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 26%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.28, -14.8, 30.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.28, 33.72, 116.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.514, 90.675, 59.255)`
Decimal	`15662009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFBB9, 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 #EEFBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.13:1	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 #EEFBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eefbb9; }
.text { color: #eefbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eefbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 251 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eefbb9, #cdfbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #EEFBB9?: #EEFBB9 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEFBB9?: The RGB value is 238, 251, 185: 238 red, 251 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFBB9?: The complementary color is #C6B9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.