What color is #EAEFE9?

#EAEFE9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAEFE9?

The RGB value is 234, 239, 233: 234 red, 239 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAEFE9?

The complementary color is #EEE9EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAEFE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAEFE9 color

#EAEFE9 rgb(234, 239, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAEFE9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 93.7% green and 91.4% blue (234, 239, 233).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 16% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#EAEFE9 color codes

HEX	`#EAEFE9`
RGB	`rgb(234, 239, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 93.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 16%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.93, -2.73, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.93, 3.58, 139.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.504, 85.108, 89.314)`
Decimal	`15396841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAEFE9, 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 #EAEFE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAEFE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	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 #EAEFE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaefe9; }
.text { color: #eaefe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaefe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 239 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaefe9, #e9efeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #EAEFE9?: #EAEFE9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAEFE9?: The RGB value is 234, 239, 233: 234 red, 239 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAEFE9?: The complementary color is #EEE9EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAEFE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.