What color is #EEFEE6?

#EEFEE6 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEFEE6?

The RGB value is 238, 254, 230: 238 red, 254 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEFEE6?

The complementary color is #F6E6FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEFEE6?

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.

#EEFEE6 color

#EEFEE6 rgb(238, 254, 230)

Shades of green

The hex color #EEFEE6 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 99.6% green and 90.2% blue (238, 254, 230).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 92% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#EEFEE6 color codes

HEX	`#EEFEE6`
RGB	`rgb(238, 254, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 99.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 92%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.94, -9.44, 9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.94, 13.53, 134.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.982, 94.773, 88.664)`
Decimal	`15662822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFEE6, 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 #EEFEE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFEE6 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 #EEFEE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eefee6; }
.text { color: #eefee6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eefee6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 254 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eefee6, #e6feea); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EEFEE6?: #EEFEE6 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEFEE6?: The RGB value is 238, 254, 230: 238 red, 254 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFEE6?: The complementary color is #F6E6FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFEE6?: 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.