What color is #EAEBED?

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

What is the RGB value of #EAEBED?

The RGB value is 234, 235, 237: 234 red, 235 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEBED?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAEBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEBED color

#EAEBED rgb(234, 235, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEBED is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.2% green and 92.9% blue (234, 235, 237).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 8% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mercury (#EBEBEB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#EAEBED color codes

HEX	`#EAEBED`
RGB	`rgb(234, 235, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 8%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 1%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.02, 0.02, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.02, 1.08, 271.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.923, 83.023, 91.972)`
Decimal	`15395821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEBED, 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 #EAEBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	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 #EAEBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaebed; }
.text { color: #eaebed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaebed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 235 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaebed, #ebeaed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EAEBED?: #EAEBED is a light gray, closest to the named color Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEBED?: The RGB value is 234, 235, 237: 234 red, 235 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEBED?: The complementary color is #EDECEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.