What color is #EEFBF9?

#EEFBF9 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 #EEFBF9?

The RGB value is 238, 251, 249: 238 red, 251 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEFBF9?

The complementary color is #FBEEF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEFBF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.8:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEFBF9 color

#EEFBF9 rgb(238, 251, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEFBF9 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 98.4% green and 97.6% blue (238, 251, 249).

Its hue angle is 171°, 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.8:1).

#EEFBF9 color codes

HEX	`#EEFBF9`
RGB	`rgb(238, 251, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 98.4%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 62%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.64, -4.61, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.64, 4.64, 186.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.853, 94.01, 103.174)`
Decimal	`15662073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFBF9, 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 #EEFBF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFBF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.8:1	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 #EEFBF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eefbf9; }
.text { color: #eefbf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eefbf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 251 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eefbf9, #eef6fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EEFBF9?: #EEFBF9 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 #EEFBF9?: The RGB value is 238, 251, 249: 238 red, 251 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFBF9?: The complementary color is #FBEEF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFBF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.8:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.