What color is #EAEDEE?

#EAEDEE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Snowflake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEDEE?

The RGB value is 234, 237, 238: 234 red, 237 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEDEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAEDEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEDEE color

#EAEDEE rgb(234, 237, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEDEE is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.9% green and 93.3% blue (234, 237, 238).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 11% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Snowflake (#EFF0F0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.85:1).

#EAEDEE color codes

HEX	`#EAEDEE`
RGB	`rgb(234, 237, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 11%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.55, -0.82, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.55, 1.17, 225.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.646, 84.234, 92.935)`
Decimal	`15396334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEDEE, 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 #EAEDEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEDEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.85:1	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 #EAEDEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaedee; }
.text { color: #eaedee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaedee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 237 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaedee, #eaebee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EAEDEE?: #EAEDEE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Snowflake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEDEE?: The RGB value is 234, 237, 238: 234 red, 237 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEDEE?: The complementary color is #EEEBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEDEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.