What color is #EAEDF8?

#EAEDF8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEDF8?

The RGB value is 234, 237, 248: 234 red, 237 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEDF8?

The complementary color is #F8F5EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEDF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEDF8 color

#EAEDF8 rgb(234, 237, 248)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEDF8 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.9% green and 97.3% blue (234, 237, 248).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 50% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.97:1).

#EAEDF8 color codes

HEX	`#EAEDF8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 237, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 92.9%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 50%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.81, 1.02, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.81, 5.74, 280.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.156, 84.838, 100.889)`
Decimal	`15396344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEDF8, 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 #EAEDF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEDF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.97:1	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 #EAEDF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaedf8; }
.text { color: #eaedf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaedf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 237 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaedf8, #eeeaf8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EAEDF8?: #EAEDF8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEDF8?: The RGB value is 234, 237, 248: 234 red, 237 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEDF8?: The complementary color is #F8F5EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEDF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.