What color is #EAEEF1?

#EAEEF1 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEEF1?

The RGB value is 234, 238, 241: 234 red, 238 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEEF1?

The complementary color is #F1EDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEEF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEEF1 color

#EAEEF1 rgb(234, 238, 241)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEEF1 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 93.3% green and 94.5% blue (234, 238, 241).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 20% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Distant Wind Chime (#EAEFF2), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#EAEEF1 color codes

HEX	`#EAEEF1`
RGB	`rgb(234, 238, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 93.3%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 20%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 3%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.88, -0.79, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.88, 2.07, 247.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.381, 84.992, 95.372)`
Decimal	`15396593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEEF1, 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 #EAEEF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEEF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	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 #EAEEF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaeef1; }
.text { color: #eaeef1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaeef1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 238 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaeef1, #eaebf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EAEEF1?: #EAEEF1 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEEF1?: The RGB value is 234, 238, 241: 234 red, 238 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEEF1?: The complementary color is #F1EDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEEF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.