What color is #EEFCFB?

#EEFCFB 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 #EEFCFB?

The RGB value is 238, 252, 251: 238 red, 252 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEFCFB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEFCFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.95:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEFCFB color

#EEFCFB rgb(238, 252, 251)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 98.8% green and 98.4% blue (238, 252, 251).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 70% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cold White (#EDFCFB), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.95:1).

#EEFCFB color codes

HEX	`#EEFCFB`
RGB	`rgb(238, 252, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 98.8%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 70%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 6%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.94, -4.75, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.94, 4.88, 193.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.479, 94.762, 104.93)`
Decimal	`15662331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFCFB, 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 #EEFCFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFCFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.95:1	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 #EEFCFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eefcfb; }
.text { color: #eefcfb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eefcfb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 252 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eefcfb, #eef6fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEFCFB?: #EEFCFB 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 #EEFCFB?: The RGB value is 238, 252, 251: 238 red, 252 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFCFB?: The complementary color is #FCEEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFCFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.95:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.