What color is #EAE3ED?

#EAE3ED is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bubble Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE3ED?

The RGB value is 234, 227, 237: 234 red, 227 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE3ED?

The complementary color is #E6EDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE3ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE3ED color

#EAE3ED rgb(234, 227, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE3ED is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89% green and 92.9% blue (234, 227, 237).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 22% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Bubble Bath (#E8E0E9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#EAE3ED color codes

HEX	`#EAE3ED`
RGB	`rgb(234, 227, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 22%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.03, 4.14, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.03, 5.77, 315.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.684, 78.545, 91.225)`
Decimal	`15393773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE3ED, 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 #EAE3ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE3ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	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 #EAE3ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae3ed; }
.text { color: #eae3ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae3ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 227 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae3ed, #ede3eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EAE3ED?: #EAE3ED is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bubble Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE3ED?: The RGB value is 234, 227, 237: 234 red, 227 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE3ED?: The complementary color is #E6EDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE3ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.