#EEF8F5
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.1% 0.011 176.3), rgb(238, 248, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.38:1).
About this color
#EEF8F5 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.011. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.38:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.011) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.38:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EEF8F5 |
| RGB | rgb(238, 248, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 42%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.1% 0.011 176.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #EEF8F5 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #EEF8F5 | 19.38:1 | AAA | Lc 100.5 | Preferred for body text |
| #EEF8F5 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #EEF8F5 text on black | 19.38:1 | AAA | Lc -101.8 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#EEF8F5
oklch(97.1% 0.011 176.3)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBEA
oklch(93.7% 0.004 179.7)
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Step 200
200
#D4DBD9
oklch(88.5% 0.008 177.3)
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Step 300
300
#B7C4C0
oklch(80.9% 0.015 175.6)
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Step 400
400
#92A6A0
oklch(70.8% 0.024 175.6)
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Step 500
500
#779089
oklch(63.2% 0.03 176.5)
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Step 600
600
#607A73
oklch(55.7% 0.032 176.8)
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Step 700
700
#4F6760
oklch(49.2% 0.031 175.2)
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Step 800
800
#41544E
oklch(42.8% 0.026 173.8)
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Step 900
900
#374541
oklch(37.7% 0.019 176)
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Step 950
950
#202826
oklch(26.8% 0.012 178.5)
#EEF8F5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F7F7F5 | 0.012 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F5F5F5 | 0.011 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #ECF8F7 | 0.004 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F6F6F6 | 0.012 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #EEF8F5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.011
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.014
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.015
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.015
- Azure #F0FFFF ΔE 0.019
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.020
- Mint Cream #F5FFFA ΔE 0.021
- Honeydew #F0FFF0 ΔE 0.022
Use #EEF8F5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.