What color is #EAEDF6?

#EAEDF6 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 #EAEDF6?

The RGB value is 234, 237, 246: 234 red, 237 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEDF6?

The complementary color is #F6F3EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEDF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEDF6 color

#EAEDF6 rgb(234, 237, 246)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEDF6 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.9% green and 96.5% blue (234, 237, 246).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 40% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

#EAEDF6 color codes

HEX	`#EAEDF6`
RGB	`rgb(234, 237, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.9%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 40%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.76, 0.64, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.76, 4.73, 277.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.847, 84.714, 99.263)`
Decimal	`15396342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEDF6, 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 #EAEDF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEDF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	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 #EAEDF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaedf6; }
.text { color: #eaedf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaedf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 237 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaedf6, #edeaf6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EAEDF6?: #EAEDF6 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 #EAEDF6?: The RGB value is 234, 237, 246: 234 red, 237 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEDF6?: The complementary color is #F6F3EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEDF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.