What color is #EAEED6?

#EAEED6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEED6?

The RGB value is 234, 238, 214: 234 red, 238 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEED6?

The complementary color is #DAD6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.7:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEED6 color

#EAEED6 rgb(234, 238, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #EAEED6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 93.3% green and 83.9% blue (234, 238, 214).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blissful Serenity (#EAEED8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.7:1).

#EAEED6 color codes

HEX	`#EAEED6`
RGB	`rgb(234, 238, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 93.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.23, -5.44, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.23, 12.42, 115.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.642, 83.497, 75.684)`
Decimal	`15396566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEED6, 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 #EAEED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.7:1	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 #EAEED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeed6; }
.text { color: #eaeed6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeed6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 238 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeed6, #deeed6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EAEED6?: #EAEED6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEED6?: The RGB value is 234, 238, 214: 234 red, 238 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEED6?: The complementary color is #DAD6EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.7:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.