What color is #EEFDE9?

#EEFDE9 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEFDE9?

The RGB value is 238, 253, 233: 238 red, 253 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEFDE9?

The complementary color is #F8E9FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEFDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEFDE9 color

#EEFDE9 rgb(238, 253, 233)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEFDE9 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 99.2% green and 91.4% blue (238, 253, 233).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 83% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.86:1).

#EEFDE9 color codes

HEX	`#EEFDE9`
RGB	`rgb(238, 253, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 99.2%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 83%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.76, -8.44, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.76, 11.55, 136.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.091, 94.31, 90.796)`
Decimal	`15662569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFDE9, 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 #EEFDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.86:1	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 #EEFDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eefde9; }
.text { color: #eefde9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eefde9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 253 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eefde9, #e9fdee); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EEFDE9?: #EEFDE9 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEFDE9?: The RGB value is 238, 253, 233: 238 red, 253 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFDE9?: The complementary color is #F8E9FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.