#EEF8F8
Closest named color: Alice Blue (#F0F8FF). oklch(97.2% 0.011 197), rgb(238, 248, 248).
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Black text reads best on this color (19.41:1).
About this color
#EEF8F8 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 Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.41:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.011) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Alice Blue (#F0F8FF) |
| Black text | 19.41:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EEF8F8 |
| RGB | rgb(238, 248, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 42%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.2% 0.011 197) |
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 #EEF8F8 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #EEF8F8 | 19.41:1 | AAA | Lc 100.6 | Preferred for body text |
| #EEF8F8 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #EEF8F8 text on black | 19.41:1 | AAA | Lc -101.9 | 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)
#EEF8F8
oklch(97.2% 0.011 197)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBEB
oklch(93.7% 0.004 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D4DBDB
oklch(88.6% 0.008 197)
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Step 300
300
#B7C3C3
oklch(80.8% 0.013 196.9)
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Step 400
400
#92A5A5
oklch(70.7% 0.021 196.7)
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Step 500
500
#778F8F
oklch(63.1% 0.027 196.5)
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Step 600
600
#5F7979
oklch(55.6% 0.03 196.3)
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Step 700
700
#4E6666
oklch(49.1% 0.029 196.3)
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Step 800
800
#405353
oklch(42.6% 0.024 196.3)
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Step 900
900
#374545
oklch(37.8% 0.018 196.4)
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Step 950
950
#202828
oklch(26.9% 0.011 196.5)
#EEF8F8 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) | #F7F7F8 | 0.012 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F4F5F8 | 0.010 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #EBF9F8 | 0.004 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F6F6F6 | 0.011 |
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 #EEF8F8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.010
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.011
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.014
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.015
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.017
- Azure #F0FFFF ΔE 0.018
- Mint Cream #F5FFFA ΔE 0.021
- Light Cyan #E0FFFF ΔE 0.022
Use #EEF8F8 in your product
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