What color is #EAE1E2?

#EAE1E2 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE1E2?

The RGB value is 234, 225, 226: 234 red, 225 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE1E2?

The complementary color is #E1EAE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE1E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE1E2 color

#EAE1E2 rgb(234, 225, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE1E2 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 88.2% green and 88.6% blue (234, 225, 226).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 18% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Meringue Kiss (#EBE2E5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.37:1).

#EAE1E2 color codes

HEX	`#EAE1E2`
RGB	`rgb(234, 225, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 88.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 18%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.25, 3.22, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.25, 3.28, 10.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.582, 76.834, 82.838)`
Decimal	`15393250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE1E2, 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 #EAE1E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE1E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.37:1	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 #EAE1E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae1e2; }
.text { color: #eae1e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae1e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 225 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae1e2, #eae5e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EAE1E2?: #EAE1E2 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE1E2?: The RGB value is 234, 225, 226: 234 red, 225 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE1E2?: The complementary color is #E1EAE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE1E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.