What color is #EEFBFA?

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

What is the RGB value of #EEFBFA?

The RGB value is 238, 251, 250: 238 red, 251 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEFBFA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEFBFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.81:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEFBFA color

#EEFBFA rgb(238, 251, 250)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 98.4% green and 98% blue (238, 251, 250).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 62% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% 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 19.81:1).

#EEFBFA color codes

HEX	`#EEFBFA`
RGB	`rgb(238, 251, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 98.4%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 62%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.66, -4.43, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.66, 4.54, 192.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.009, 94.073, 103.998)`
Decimal	`15662074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFBFA, 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 #EEFBFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFBFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.81:1	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 #EEFBFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eefbfa; }
.text { color: #eefbfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eefbfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 251 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eefbfa, #eef5fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EEFBFA?: #EEFBFA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEFBFA?: The RGB value is 238, 251, 250: 238 red, 251 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFBFA?: The complementary color is #FBEEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFBFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.81:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.