What color is #EEFFED?

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

What is the RGB value of #EEFFED?

The RGB value is 238, 255, 237: 238 red, 255 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEFFED?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEFFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.16:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEFFED color

#EEFFED rgb(238, 255, 237)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 100% green and 92.9% blue (238, 255, 237).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Honeydew (#F0FFF0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.16:1).

#EEFFED color codes

HEX	`#EEFFED`
RGB	`rgb(238, 255, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 100%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.36, -8.75, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.36, 11.02, 142.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.303, 95.811, 94.051)`
Decimal	`15663085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFFED, 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 #EEFFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.16:1	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 #EEFFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeffed; }
.text { color: #eeffed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeffed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 255 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeffed, #edfff5); }

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Questions

What color is #EEFFED?: #EEFFED is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEFFED?: The RGB value is 238, 255, 237: 238 red, 255 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFFED?: The complementary color is #FEEDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.16:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.