What color is #EAEEE8?

#EAEEE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Silence. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEEE8?

The RGB value is 234, 238, 232: 234 red, 238 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEEE8?

The complementary color is #ECE8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEEE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEEE8 color

#EAEEE8 rgb(234, 238, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEEE8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 93.3% green and 91% blue (234, 238, 232).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 15% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Silence (#EAEDE5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#EAEEE8 color codes

HEX	`#EAEEE8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 238, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 93.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 15%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.65, -2.4, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.65, 3.41, 134.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.069, 84.468, 88.467)`
Decimal	`15396584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEEE8, 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 #EAEEE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEEE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #EAEEE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeee8; }
.text { color: #eaeee8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeee8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 238 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeee8, #e8eee9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

Questions

What color is #EAEEE8?: #EAEEE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Silence. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEEE8?: The RGB value is 234, 238, 232: 234 red, 238 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEEE8?: The complementary color is #ECE8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEEE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.