What color is #EAE5E6?

#EAE5E6 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coconut Agony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE5E6?

The RGB value is 234, 229, 230: 234 red, 229 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE5E6?

The complementary color is #E5EAE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE5E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE5E6 color

#EAE5E6 rgb(234, 229, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE5E6 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.8% green and 90.2% blue (234, 229, 230).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 11% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Coconut Agony (#EBE8E7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#EAE5E6 color codes

HEX	`#EAE5E6`
RGB	`rgb(234, 229, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 11%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 2%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.34, 1.86, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.34, 1.86, 3.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.232, 79.244, 86.127)`
Decimal	`15394278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE5E6, 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 #EAE5E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE5E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	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 #EAE5E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae5e6; }
.text { color: #eae5e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae5e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 229 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae5e6, #eae7e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EAE5E6?: #EAE5E6 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coconut Agony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE5E6?: The RGB value is 234, 229, 230: 234 red, 229 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE5E6?: The complementary color is #E5EAE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE5E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.