What color is #EAEAF3?

#EAEAF3 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEAF3?

The RGB value is 234, 234, 243: 234 red, 234 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEAF3?

The complementary color is #F3F3EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEAF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEAF3 color

#EAEAF3 rgb(234, 234, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEAF3 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 91.8% green and 95.3% blue (234, 234, 243).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 27% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#EAEAF3 color codes

HEX	`#EAEAF3`
RGB	`rgb(234, 234, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 91.8%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 27%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.93, 1.63, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.93, 4.64, 290.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.529, 82.809, 96.571)`
Decimal	`15395571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEAF3, 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 #EAEAF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEAF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	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 #EAEAF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeaf3; }
.text { color: #eaeaf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeaf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 234 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeaf3, #efeaf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #EAEAF3?: #EAEAF3 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEAF3?: The RGB value is 234, 234, 243: 234 red, 234 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEAF3?: The complementary color is #F3F3EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEAF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.