What color is #EAF0DF?

#EAF0DF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAF0DF?

The RGB value is 234, 240, 223: 234 red, 240 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF0DF?

The complementary color is #E5DFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF0DF color

#EAF0DF rgb(234, 240, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #EAF0DF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 94.1% green and 87.5% blue (234, 240, 223).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 36% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#EAF0DF color codes

HEX	`#EAF0DF`
RGB	`rgb(234, 240, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 94.1%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 36%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.94, -4.96, 7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.94, 9.01, 123.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.409, 85.14, 82.101)`
Decimal	`15397087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF0DF, 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 #EAF0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #EAF0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf0df; }
.text { color: #eaf0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 240 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf0df, #e2f0df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EAF0DF?: #EAF0DF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAF0DF?: The RGB value is 234, 240, 223: 234 red, 240 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF0DF?: The complementary color is #E5DFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.