What color is #EAF0EC?

#EAF0EC 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 #EAF0EC?

The RGB value is 234, 240, 236: 234 red, 240 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF0EC?

The complementary color is #F0EAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF0EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF0EC color

#EAF0EC rgb(234, 240, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAF0EC is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 94.1% green and 92.5% blue (234, 240, 236).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 17% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#EAF0EC color codes

HEX	`#EAF0EC`
RGB	`rgb(234, 240, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 94.1%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 17%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.26, -2.71, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.26, 2.97, 155.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.229, 85.868, 91.688)`
Decimal	`15397100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF0EC, 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 #EAF0EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF0EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #EAF0EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf0ec; }
.text { color: #eaf0ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf0ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 240 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf0ec, #eaf0ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #EAF0EC?: #EAF0EC 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 #EAF0EC?: The RGB value is 234, 240, 236: 234 red, 240 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF0EC?: The complementary color is #F0EAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF0EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.