What color is #EAE8F0?

#EAE8F0 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE8F0?

The RGB value is 234, 232, 240: 234 red, 232 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE8F0?

The complementary color is #EEF0E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE8F0 color

#EAE8F0 rgb(234, 232, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE8F0 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91% green and 94.1% blue (234, 232, 240).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 21% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#EAE8F0 color codes

HEX	`#EAE8F0`
RGB	`rgb(234, 232, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 21%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.35, 2.11, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.35, 4.2, 300.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.514, 81.497, 94.015)`
Decimal	`15395056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE8F0, 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 #EAE8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	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 #EAE8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae8f0; }
.text { color: #eae8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 232 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae8f0, #eee8f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #EAE8F0?: #EAE8F0 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE8F0?: The RGB value is 234, 232, 240: 234 red, 232 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE8F0?: The complementary color is #EEF0E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.