What color is #EAEAEE?

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

What is the RGB value of #EAEAEE?

The RGB value is 234, 234, 238: 234 red, 234 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEAEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAEAEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEAEE color

#EAEAEE rgb(234, 234, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEAEE is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91.8% green and 93.3% blue (234, 234, 238).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 11% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#EAEAEE color codes

HEX	`#EAEAEE`
RGB	`rgb(234, 234, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91.8%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 11%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.8, 0.72, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.8, 2.06, 290.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.784, 82.511, 92.648)`
Decimal	`15395566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEAEE, 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 #EAEAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEAEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #EAEAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeaee; }
.text { color: #eaeaee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeaee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 234 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeaee, #eceaee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EAEAEE?: #EAEAEE is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEAEE?: The RGB value is 234, 234, 238: 234 red, 234 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEAEE?: The complementary color is #EEEEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEAEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.