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#EEEBE8

Off White · very light neutral

About #EEEBE8

With the hex code #EEEBE8, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 92% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Off White — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E8EBEE, a off white shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green235
Blue232

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 3.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.9
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 5.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EEEBE8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #EEEBE8.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #EEEBE8.
17.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEEBE8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEEBE8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECEBE8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDECE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFEAEA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEEBE8?

With the hex code #EEEBE8, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 92% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EEEBE8?

Use black text. Black on #EEEBE8 has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEEBE8?

Its complementary colour is #E8EBEE, and analogous partners are #EEE8E8 and #EEEEE8.