What color is #EAECF5?

#EAECF5 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 #EAECF5?

The RGB value is 234, 236, 245: 234 red, 236 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAECF5?

The complementary color is #F5F3EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAECF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAECF5 color

#EAECF5 rgb(234, 236, 245)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAECF5 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.5% green and 96.1% blue (234, 236, 245).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 35% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#EAECF5 color codes

HEX	`#EAECF5`
RGB	`rgb(234, 236, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 35%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.48, 0.97, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.48, 4.68, 281.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.405, 84.076, 98.361)`
Decimal	`15396085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAECF5, 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 #EAECF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAECF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #EAECF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaecf5; }
.text { color: #eaecf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaecf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 236 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaecf5, #edeaf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EAECF5?: #EAECF5 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 #EAECF5?: The RGB value is 234, 236, 245: 234 red, 236 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAECF5?: The complementary color is #F5F3EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAECF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.