#EEF9F3
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.2% 0.014 162.5), rgb(238, 249, 243).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.47:1).
About this color
#EEF9F3 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.47:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.47:1 |
| White text | 1.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EEF9F3 |
| RGB | rgb(238, 249, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(147, 48%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.2% 0.014 162.5) |
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 #EEF9F3 | 1.07:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #EEF9F3 | 19.47:1 | AAA | Lc 100.8 | Preferred for body text |
| #EEF9F3 text on white | 1.07:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #EEF9F3 text on black | 19.47:1 | AAA | Lc -102.1 | 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)
#EEF9F3
oklch(97.2% 0.014 162.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBE9
oklch(93.6% 0.005 165)
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Step 200
200
#D4DBD7
oklch(88.5% 0.009 161.3)
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Step 300
300
#B7C4BD
oklch(80.8% 0.017 162.6)
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Step 400
400
#91A79B
oklch(70.8% 0.03 161.7)
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Step 500
500
#769183
oklch(63.2% 0.037 162.6)
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Step 600
600
#5E7B6C
oklch(55.6% 0.041 162.2)
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Step 700
700
#4E685A
oklch(49.2% 0.038 161.1)
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Step 800
800
#40544A
oklch(42.6% 0.03 163.2)
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Step 900
900
#36463E
oklch(37.8% 0.025 163.3)
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Step 950
950
#202924
oklch(27% 0.016 160.8)
#EEF9F3 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) | #F9F7F3 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F6F6F3 | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #ECF9F7 | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F6F6F6 | 0.014 |
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 #EEF9F3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.014
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.017
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.018
- Honeydew #F0FFF0 ΔE 0.018
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.019
- Azure #F0FFFF ΔE 0.019
- Mint Cream #F5FFFA ΔE 0.019
- Ghost White #F8F8FF ΔE 0.022
Use #EEF9F3 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.