What color is #EAECDF?

#EAECDF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Star Magnolia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAECDF?

The RGB value is 234, 236, 223: 234 red, 236 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAECDF?

The complementary color is #E1DFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAECDF?

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.

#EAECDF color

#EAECDF rgb(234, 236, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #EAECDF is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.5% green and 87.5% blue (234, 236, 223).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 25% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Star Magnolia (#EEEFE2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EAECDF color codes

HEX	`#EAECDF`
RGB	`rgb(234, 236, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 25%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.93, -2.93, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.93, 6.74, 115.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.244, 82.811, 81.713)`
Decimal	`15396063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#EAECDF 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 #EAECDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaecdf; }
.text { color: #eaecdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaecdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 236 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaecdf, #e3ecdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EAECDF?: #EAECDF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Star Magnolia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAECDF?: The RGB value is 234, 236, 223: 234 red, 236 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAECDF?: The complementary color is #E1DFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAECDF?: 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.