What color is #EAEBE8?

#EAEBE8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Mystic White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEBE8?

The RGB value is 234, 235, 232: 234 red, 235 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEBE8?

The complementary color is #E9E8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEBE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEBE8 color

#EAEBE8 rgb(234, 235, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEBE8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.2% green and 91% blue (234, 235, 232).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 7% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Mystic White (#EBEBE9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#EAEBE8 color codes

HEX	`#EAEBE8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 235, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 7%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 1%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.9, -0.87, 1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.9, 1.59, 122.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.203, 82.735, 88.178)`
Decimal	`15395816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEBE8, 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 #EAEBE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEBE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	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 #EAEBE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaebe8; }
.text { color: #eaebe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaebe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 235 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaebe8, #e9ebe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EAEBE8?: #EAEBE8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Mystic White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEBE8?: The RGB value is 234, 235, 232: 234 red, 235 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEBE8?: The complementary color is #E9E8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEBE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.