What color is #EAE4EC?

#EAE4EC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE4EC?

The RGB value is 234, 228, 236: 234 red, 228 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE4EC?

The complementary color is #E6ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE4EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE4EC color

#EAE4EC rgb(234, 228, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE4EC is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.4% green and 92.5% blue (234, 228, 236).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 17% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vogue (#E9E1E8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#EAE4EC color codes

HEX	`#EAE4EC`
RGB	`rgb(234, 228, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 17%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.25, 3.45, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.25, 4.68, 317.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.813, 79.036, 90.549)`
Decimal	`15394028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE4EC, 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 #EAE4EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE4EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #EAE4EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae4ec; }
.text { color: #eae4ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae4ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 228 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae4ec, #ece4ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EAE4EC?: #EAE4EC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE4EC?: The RGB value is 234, 228, 236: 234 red, 228 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE4EC?: The complementary color is #E6ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE4EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.