What color is #EAE9E3?

#EAE9E3 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gin Tonic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE9E3?

The RGB value is 234, 233, 227: 234 red, 233 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE9E3?

The complementary color is #E3E4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE9E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE9E3 color

#EAE9E3 rgb(234, 233, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAE9E3 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91.4% green and 89% blue (234, 233, 227).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 14% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Gin Tonic (#ECEBE5), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.26:1).

#EAE9E3 color codes

HEX	`#EAE9E3`
RGB	`rgb(234, 233, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 14%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.27, -0.72, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.27, 3.11, 103.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.934, 81.316, 84.301)`
Decimal	`15395299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE9E3, 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 #EAE9E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE9E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.26:1	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 #EAE9E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae9e3; }
.text { color: #eae9e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae9e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 233 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae9e3, #e8eae3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EAE9E3?: #EAE9E3 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gin Tonic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE9E3?: The RGB value is 234, 233, 227: 234 red, 233 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE9E3?: The complementary color is #E3E4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE9E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.