What color is #EAEADF?

#EAEADF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Polar Bear. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEADF?

The RGB value is 234, 234, 223: 234 red, 234 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEADF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAEADF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEADF color

#EAEADF rgb(234, 234, 223)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91.8% green and 87.5% blue (234, 234, 223).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 21% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Polar Bear (#EAE9E0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#EAEADF color codes

HEX	`#EAEADF`
RGB	`rgb(234, 234, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 21%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.43, -1.91, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.43, 5.67, 109.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.672, 81.666, 81.522)`
Decimal	`15395551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEADF, 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 #EAEADF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEADF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #EAEADF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeadf; }
.text { color: #eaeadf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeadf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 234 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeadf, #e4eadf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #EAEADF?: #EAEADF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Polar Bear. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEADF?: The RGB value is 234, 234, 223: 234 red, 234 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEADF?: The complementary color is #DFDFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEADF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.