What color is #EEFBF8?

#EEFBF8 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEFBF8?

The RGB value is 238, 251, 248: 238 red, 251 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEFBF8?

The complementary color is #FBEEF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEFBF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEFBF8 color

#EEFBF8 rgb(238, 251, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEFBF8 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 98.4% green and 97.3% blue (238, 251, 248).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 62% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cold White (#EDFCFB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.79:1).

#EEFBF8 color codes

HEX	`#EEFBF8`
RGB	`rgb(238, 251, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 98.4%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 62%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.61, -4.8, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.61, 4.8, 180.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.697, 93.948, 102.355)`
Decimal	`15662072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFBF8, 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 #EEFBF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFBF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.79:1	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 #EEFBF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eefbf8; }
.text { color: #eefbf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eefbf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 251 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eefbf8, #eef8fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EEFBF8?: #EEFBF8 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEFBF8?: The RGB value is 238, 251, 248: 238 red, 251 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFBF8?: The complementary color is #FBEEF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFBF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.