What color is #EAE1E4?

#EAE1E4 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE1E4?

The RGB value is 234, 225, 228: 234 red, 225 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE1E4?

The complementary color is #E1EAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE1E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE1E4 color

#EAE1E4 rgb(234, 225, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE1E4 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 88.2% green and 89.4% blue (234, 225, 228).

Its hue angle is 340°, 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 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#EAE1E4 color codes

HEX	`#EAE1E4`
RGB	`rgb(234, 225, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 88.2%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 18%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.3, 3.57, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.3, 3.59, 354.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.858, 76.945, 84.292)`
Decimal	`15393252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE1E4, 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 #EAE1E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE1E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	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 #EAE1E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae1e4; }
.text { color: #eae1e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae1e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 225 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae1e4, #eae3e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EAE1E4?: #EAE1E4 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE1E4?: The RGB value is 234, 225, 228: 234 red, 225 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE1E4?: The complementary color is #E1EAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE1E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.