What color is #EAECEC?

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

What is the RGB value of #EAECEC?

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

What is the complementary color of #EAECEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAECEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAECEC color

#EAECEC rgb(234, 236, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAECEC is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 5% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mercury (#EBEBEB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#EAECEC color codes

HEX	`#EAECEC`
RGB	`rgb(234, 236, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 5%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.25, -0.67, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.25, 0.71, 199.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.065, 83.539, 91.3)`
Decimal	`15396076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAECEC, 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 #EAECEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAECEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	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 #EAECEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EAECEC?: #EAECEC is a light gray, closest to the named color Mercury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAECEC?: The RGB value is 234, 236, 236: 234 red, 236 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAECEC?: The complementary color is #ECEAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAECEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.