What color is #EAE1EE?

#EAE1EE is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE1EE?

The RGB value is 234, 225, 238: 234 red, 225 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE1EE?

The complementary color is #E5EEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE1EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE1EE color

#EAE1EE rgb(234, 225, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EAE1EE is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 88.2% green and 93.3% blue (234, 225, 238).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 28% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#EAE1EE color codes

HEX	`#EAE1EE`
RGB	`rgb(234, 225, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 88.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 28%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.56, 5.36, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.56, 7.49, 315.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.287, 77.516, 91.816)`
Decimal	`15393262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE1EE, 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 #EAE1EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE1EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	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 #EAE1EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae1ee; }
.text { color: #eae1ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae1ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 225 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae1ee, #eee1ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EAE1EE?: #EAE1EE is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE1EE?: The RGB value is 234, 225, 238: 234 red, 225 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE1EE?: The complementary color is #E5EEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE1EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.