What color is #EAE4E4?

#EAE4E4 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE4E4?

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

What is the complementary color of #EAE4E4?

The complementary color is #E4EAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE4E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE4E4 color

#EAE4E4 rgb(234, 228, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE4E4 is a very light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Milk and Cookies (#E9E1DF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#EAE4E4 color codes

HEX	`#EAE4E4`
RGB	`rgb(234, 228, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.4%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.04, 2.03, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.04, 2.15, 19.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.677, 78.581, 84.565)`
Decimal	`15394020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE4E4, 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 #EAE4E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE4E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	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 #EAE4E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae4e4; }
.text { color: #eae4e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae4e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 228 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae4e4, #eae7e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EAE4E4?: #EAE4E4 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Milk and Cookies. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE4E4?: The RGB value is 234, 228, 228: 234 red, 228 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE4E4?: The complementary color is #E4EAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE4E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.