What color is #EAE5EB?

#EAE5EB is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE5EB?

The RGB value is 234, 229, 235: 234 red, 229 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE5EB?

The complementary color is #E6EBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE5EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE5EB color

#EAE5EB rgb(234, 229, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE5EB is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.8% green and 92.2% blue (234, 229, 235).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 13% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#EAE5EB color codes

HEX	`#EAE5EB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 229, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 13%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.47, 2.75, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.47, 3.59, 319.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.944, 79.529, 89.878)`
Decimal	`15394283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE5EB, 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 #EAE5EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE5EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	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 #EAE5EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae5eb; }
.text { color: #eae5eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae5eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 229 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae5eb, #ebe5e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #EAE5EB?: #EAE5EB is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE5EB?: The RGB value is 234, 229, 235: 234 red, 229 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE5EB?: The complementary color is #E6EBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE5EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.