What color is #EAEDE5?

#EAEDE5 is a very light, grayish yellow-green known as Silence. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEDE5?

The RGB value is 234, 237, 229: 234 red, 237 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEDE5?

The complementary color is #E8E5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEDE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEDE5 color

#EAEDE5 rgb(234, 237, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEDE5 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.9% green and 89.8% blue (234, 237, 229).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 18% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Silence.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.74:1).

#EAEDE5 color codes

HEX	`#EAEDE5`
RGB	`rgb(234, 237, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.9%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 18%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.33, -2.41, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.33, 4.27, 124.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.356, 83.718, 86.145)`
Decimal	`15396325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEDE5, 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 #EAEDE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEDE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.74:1	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 #EAEDE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaede5; }
.text { color: #eaede5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaede5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 237 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaede5, #e6ede5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EAEDE5?: #EAEDE5 is a very light, grayish yellow-green known as Silence. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEDE5?: The RGB value is 234, 237, 229: 234 red, 237 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEDE5?: The complementary color is #E8E5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEDE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.