What color is #EEFFC3?

#EEFFC3 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEFFC3?

The RGB value is 238, 255, 195: 238 red, 255 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEFFC3?

The complementary color is #D4C3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEFFC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEFFC3 color

#EEFFC3 rgb(238, 255, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #EEFFC3 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 100% green and 76.5% blue (238, 255, 195).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.73:1).

#EEFFC3 color codes

HEX	`#EEFFC3`
RGB	`rgb(238, 255, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 100%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.49, -15.37, 26.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.49, 30.97, 119.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.869, 93.637, 65.433)`
Decimal	`15663043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFFC3, 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 #EEFFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFFC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.73:1	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 #EEFFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeffc3; }
.text { color: #eeffc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeffc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 255 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeffc3, #d0ffc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cream.

Questions

What color is #EEFFC3?: #EEFFC3 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEFFC3?: The RGB value is 238, 255, 195: 238 red, 255 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFFC3?: The complementary color is #D4C3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFFC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.