What color is #EEFEF9?

#EEFEF9 is a pale low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(238, 254, 249), and in HSL hsl(161, 89%, 96%).

Is #EEFEF9 accessible as text?

On white, #EEFEF9 has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 20.18:1 (passes). For text placed on #EEFEF9, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #EEFEF9?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is slate-50 (#F8FAFC).

What colors go well with #EEFEF9?

As a neutral, #EEFEF9 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 #EEFEF9 the same as CSS azure?

No — #EEFEF9 is not the CSS named color azure, but azure (#F0FFFF) is the closest CSS named color.

#EEFEF9 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #EEFEF9

Not just a swatch — here's how #EEFEF9 works with other colors. Named schemes with #EEFEF9 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #EEFEF9 Surface #EDEADC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B5B19F Ink #2A2723

Mint Cream 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 #EEFEF9 Accent #A7C4BC Surface #E0D9BE Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1B3549

Mint Cream 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 #EEFEF9 Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #586771 Accent #F0FEF9

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

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #EEFEF9 Secondary #ADB4B7 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7994A4 Anchor #2D3236

Mint Cream 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 #F7F4EF Accent #EEFEF9 Secondary #F6FCFA Support #989286 Ink #16140F

Mint Cream 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 Mint Cream carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #EEFEF9 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 14/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 15/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 3/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 7/100

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 93/100

Very high

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

Print safety 96/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #EEFEF9 with

Tea Green Alice Blue Lavender Blush 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 17.9:1. Use

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

Avoid beside #ECFEFE — 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 #EEFEF9 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #EEFEF9;
  --color-base-rgb: 238 254 249;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(98.4% 0.018 175.3);
  --color-50: #F0FEFA;
  --color-100: #D8FDF1;
  --color-200: #B2FAE3;
  --color-300: #7EF1CD;
  --color-400: #4FE3B4;
  --color-500: #2CC997;
  --color-600: #2A9875;
  --color-700: #236B55;
  --color-800: #1B4638;
  --color-900: #132B23;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  mint-cream: {
    50: '#F0FEFA',
    100: '#D8FDF1',
    200: '#B2FAE3',
    300: '#7EF1CD',
    400: '#4FE3B4',
    500: '#2CC997',
    600: '#2A9875',
    700: '#236B55',
    800: '#1B4638',
    900: '#132B23',
  },
}

$base: #EEFEF9;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F0FEFA;
$base-100: #D8FDF1;
$base-200: #B2FAE3;
$base-300: #7EF1CD;
$base-400: #4FE3B4;
$base-500: #2CC997;
$base-600: #2A9875;
$base-700: #236B55;
$base-800: #1B4638;
$base-900: #132B23;
$base-hover: #8FF8D7;
$base-subtle: #FAFEFD;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#EEFEF9",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F0FEFA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#D8FDF1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#B2FAE3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#7EF1CD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#4FE3B4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#2CC997",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#2A9875",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#236B55",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#1B4638",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#132B23",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #EEFEF9

Color Lab

Pairs with #EEFEF9

UI roles & guardrails

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