What color is #EAE0E6?

#EAE0E6 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE0E6?

The RGB value is 234, 224, 230: 234 red, 224 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE0E6?

The complementary color is #E0EAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE0E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE0E6 color

#EAE0E6 rgb(234, 224, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE0E6 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 87.8% green and 90.2% blue (234, 224, 230).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 19% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vogue (#E9E1E8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#EAE0E6 color codes

HEX	`#EAE0E6`
RGB	`rgb(234, 224, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 87.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 19%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.1, 4.44, -1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.1, 4.76, 338.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.868, 76.517, 85.673)`
Decimal	`15392998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE0E6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EAE0E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE0E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EAE0E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae0e6; }
.text { color: #eae0e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae0e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 224 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae0e6, #eae0e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EAE0E6?: #EAE0E6 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE0E6?: The RGB value is 234, 224, 230: 234 red, 224 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE0E6?: The complementary color is #E0EAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE0E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.