What color is #EAEAE6?

#EAEAE6 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Blanco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEAE6?

The RGB value is 234, 234, 230: 234 red, 234 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEAE6?

The complementary color is #E6E6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEAE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEAE6 color

#EAEAE6 rgb(234, 234, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEAE6 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91.8% green and 90.2% blue (234, 234, 230).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 9% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Blanco (#EBEAE5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#EAEAE6 color codes

HEX	`#EAEAE6`
RGB	`rgb(234, 234, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 9%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.6, -0.71, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.6, 2.06, 110.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.635, 82.051, 86.595)`
Decimal	`15395558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEAE6, 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 #EAEAE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEAE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #EAEAE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeae6; }
.text { color: #eaeae6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeae6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 234 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeae6, #e8eae6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EAEAE6?: #EAEAE6 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Blanco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEAE6?: The RGB value is 234, 234, 230: 234 red, 234 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEAE6?: The complementary color is #E6E6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEAE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.