What color is #EEFFFF?

#EEFFFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Vapour. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEFFFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #EEFFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEFFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.38:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEFFFF color

#EEFFFF rgb(238, 255, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #EEFFFF is a very light, vivid cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Vapour (#F0FFFF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.38:1).

#EEFFFF color codes

HEX	`#EEFFFF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 255, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 100%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.8, -5.52, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.8, 5.84, 199.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.066, 96.916, 108.603)`
Decimal	`15663103`
Short hex	`#EFF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEFFFF, 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 #EEFFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEFFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.38:1	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 #EEFFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeffff; }
.text { color: #eeffff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeffff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 255 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeffff, #eef7ff); }

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Questions

What color is #EEFFFF?: #EEFFFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Vapour. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEFFFF?: The RGB value is 238, 255, 255: 238 red, 255 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEFFFF?: The complementary color is #FFEEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEFFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.38:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.