What color is #EAEDE4?

#EAEDE4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silence. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEDE4?

The RGB value is 234, 237, 228: 234 red, 237 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEDE4?

The complementary color is #E7E4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEDE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEDE4 color

#EAEDE4 rgb(234, 237, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEDE4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.9% green and 89.4% blue (234, 237, 228).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 20% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Silence (#EAEDE5), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#EAEDE4 color codes

HEX	`#EAEDE4`
RGB	`rgb(234, 237, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.9%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 20%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.3, -2.58, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.3, 4.76, 122.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.217, 83.662, 85.412)`
Decimal	`15396324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEDE4, 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 #EAEDE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEDE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	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 #EAEDE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaede4; }
.text { color: #eaede4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaede4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 237 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaede4, #e6ede4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EAEDE4?: #EAEDE4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silence. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEDE4?: The RGB value is 234, 237, 228: 234 red, 237 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEDE4?: The complementary color is #E7E4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEDE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.