What color is #EAE7F0?

#EAE7F0 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE7F0?

The RGB value is 234, 231, 240: 234 red, 231 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE7F0?

The complementary color is #EDF0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE7F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE7F0 color

#EAE7F0 rgb(234, 231, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE7F0 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 90.6% green and 94.1% blue (234, 231, 240).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 23% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#EAE7F0 color codes

HEX	`#EAE7F0`
RGB	`rgb(234, 231, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 90.6%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 23%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.1, 2.62, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.1, 4.78, 303.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.233, 80.936, 93.922)`
Decimal	`15394800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE7F0, 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 #EAE7F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE7F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	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 #EAE7F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae7f0; }
.text { color: #eae7f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae7f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 231 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae7f0, #efe7f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #EAE7F0?: #EAE7F0 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE7F0?: The RGB value is 234, 231, 240: 234 red, 231 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE7F0?: The complementary color is #EDF0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE7F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.