What color is #EEF9FA?

#EEF9FA is a pale low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(238, 249, 250), and in HSL hsl(185, 55%, 96%).

Is #EEF9FA accessible as text?

On white, #EEF9FA has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 19.57:1 (passes). For text placed on #EEF9FA, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #EEF9FA?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is slate-100 (#F1F5F9).

What colors go well with #EEF9FA?

As a neutral, #EEF9FA pairs cleanly with charcoal, near-black and dark grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a soft background and let the accent carry the color.

Is #EEF9FA the same as CSS aliceblue?

No — #EEF9FA is not the CSS named color aliceblue, but aliceblue (#F0F8FF) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#EEF9FA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #EEF9FA

Not just a swatch — here's how #EEF9FA works with other colors. Named schemes with #EEF9FA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #EEF9FA Surface #EDEADC Highlight #F4F2E7 Secondary #B4B19F Ink #2A2723

Alice Blue sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #EEF9FA Accent #A6C4BE Surface #DFDABE Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1D3549

Alice Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #EEF9FA Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #596771 Accent #F2FCFD

Alice Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Alice Blue.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #EEF9FA Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7A94A5 Anchor #2E3236

Alice Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #EEF9FA Secondary #F7FBFB Support #979286 Ink #16140F

Alice Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Alice Blue carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #EEF9FA actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 47/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 95/100

Very high

Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.

Depth 2/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 2/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 13/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 5/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 5/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 2/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 94/100

Very high

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 97/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #EEF9FA with

Seafoam Cool White Isabelline Platinum Dark Slate Gray

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 17.3:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #FCFEFE for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #EFF6FA — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #EEF9FA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #EEF9FA;
  --color-base-rgb: 238 249 250;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(97.4% 0.012 203.5);
  --color-50: #F3FBFC;
  --color-100: #DFF4F6;
  --color-200: #C0E9ED;
  --color-300: #94D5DB;
  --color-400: #6BBFC7;
  --color-500: #4AA3AB;
  --color-600: #3F7D83;
  --color-700: #315A5E;
  --color-800: #233B3E;
  --color-900: #172526;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  alice-blue: {
    50: '#F3FBFC',
    100: '#DFF4F6',
    200: '#C0E9ED',
    300: '#94D5DB',
    400: '#6BBFC7',
    500: '#4AA3AB',
    600: '#3F7D83',
    700: '#315A5E',
    800: '#233B3E',
    900: '#172526',
  },
}

$base: #EEF9FA;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F3FBFC;
$base-100: #DFF4F6;
$base-200: #C0E9ED;
$base-300: #94D5DB;
$base-400: #6BBFC7;
$base-500: #4AA3AB;
$base-600: #3F7D83;
$base-700: #315A5E;
$base-800: #233B3E;
$base-900: #172526;
$base-hover: #A3DFE4;
$base-subtle: #FBFDFD;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#EEF9FA",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F3FBFC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#DFF4F6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#C0E9ED",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#94D5DB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#6BBFC7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#4AA3AB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#3F7D83",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#315A5E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#233B3E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#172526",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #EEF9FA

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Pairs with #EEF9FA

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