What color is #EAE7F2?

#EAE7F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE7F2?

The RGB value is 234, 231, 242: 234 red, 231 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE7F2?

The complementary color is #EFF2E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE7F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE7F2 color

#EAE7F2 rgb(234, 231, 242)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE7F2 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 90.6% green and 94.9% blue (234, 231, 242).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 30% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.21:1).

#EAE7F2 color codes

HEX	`#EAE7F2`
RGB	`rgb(234, 231, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 90.6%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 30%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.16, 2.99, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.16, 5.8, 301.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.532, 81.055, 95.495)`
Decimal	`15394802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE7F2, 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 #EAE7F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE7F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	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 #EAE7F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae7f2; }
.text { color: #eae7f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae7f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 231 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae7f2, #f0e7f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EAE7F2?: #EAE7F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE7F2?: The RGB value is 234, 231, 242: 234 red, 231 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE7F2?: The complementary color is #EFF2E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE7F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.