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#EEF7E9 Color

#EEF7E9 is rgb(238, 247, 233) in RGB, hsl(99, 47%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Honey Dew (#F0FFF0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEF7E9
HEX#EEF7E9
RGBrgb(238, 247, 233)
HSLhsl(99, 47%, 94%)
HSVhsv(99, 6%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(96.6% 0.021 134.1)
LABlab(96.26% -4.92 5.67)
LCHlch(96.26% 7.51 130.96)

What #EEF7E9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EEF7E9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#EEF7E9 Channel Values

How #EEF7E9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 238 · G 247 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 47% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 6% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.1:1 vs white · 19.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEF7E9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEF7E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEF7E9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EEF7E9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #EEF7E9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EEF7E9
Protanopia#F5F5E9
Protanomaly#F3F6E9
Deuteranopia#F4F4E9
Deuteranomaly#F2F5E9
Tritanopia#F0F5F5
Tritanomaly#EFF6F0
Achromatopsia#F4F4F4

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Using #EEF7E9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eef7e9: #EEF7E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEF7E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eef7e9': '#EEF7E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.969, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_eef7e9">#EEF7E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEF7E9"

More Green Colors

#EEF7E9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEF7E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEF7E9?

#EEF7E9 is a lightest green — rgb(238, 247, 233) in RGB and hsl(99, 47%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Honey Dew (#F0FFF0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.17.

What is the RGB value of #EEF7E9?

#EEF7E9 is rgb(238, 247, 233) — red 238, green 247, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEF7E9?

#EEF7E9 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEF7E9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEF7E9 scores 1.1:1 against white and 19.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEF7E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEF7E9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 3.17, which is very hard to tell apart.

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