What color is #EAEAEB?

#EAEAEB is a light gray, closest to the named color Plaster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEAEB?

The RGB value is 234, 234, 235: 234 red, 234 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEAEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAEAEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEAEB color

#EAEAEB rgb(234, 234, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEAEB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91.8% green and 92.2% blue (234, 234, 235).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Plaster (#EAEAEA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#EAEAEB color codes

HEX	`#EAEAEB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 234, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 0%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.72, 0.18, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.72, 0.52, 290.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.347, 82.336, 90.346)`
Decimal	`15395563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEAEB, 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 #EAEAEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEAEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #EAEAEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeaeb; }
.text { color: #eaeaeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeaeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 234 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeaeb, #ebeaeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EAEAEB?: #EAEAEB is a light gray, closest to the named color Plaster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEAEB?: The RGB value is 234, 234, 235: 234 red, 234 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEAEB?: The complementary color is #EBEBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEAEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.