What color is #EAEEE0?

#EAEEE0 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEEE0?

The RGB value is 234, 238, 224: 234 red, 238 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEEE0?

The complementary color is #E4E0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEEE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEEE0 color

#EAEEE0 rgb(234, 238, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #EAEEE0 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 93.3% green and 87.8% blue (234, 238, 224).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 29% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.8:1).

#EAEEE0 color codes

HEX	`#EAEEE0`
RGB	`rgb(234, 238, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 93.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 29%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.46, -3.78, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.46, 7.35, 120.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.959, 84.023, 82.618)`
Decimal	`15396576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEEE0, 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 #EAEEE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEEE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.8:1	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 #EAEEE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeee0; }
.text { color: #eaeee0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeee0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 238 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeee0, #e3eee0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EAEEE0?: #EAEEE0 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEEE0?: The RGB value is 234, 238, 224: 234 red, 238 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEEE0?: The complementary color is #E4E0EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEEE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.