What color is #EAF0F3?

#EAF0F3 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAF0F3?

The RGB value is 234, 240, 243: 234 red, 240 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF0F3?

The complementary color is #F3EDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF0F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF0F3 color

#EAF0F3 rgb(234, 240, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EAF0F3 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 94.1% green and 95.3% blue (234, 240, 243).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 27% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% 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 18.26:1).

#EAF0F3 color codes

HEX	`#EAF0F3`
RGB	`rgb(234, 240, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 94.1%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 27%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 4%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.43, -1.44, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.43, 2.58, 236.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.266, 86.283, 97.15)`
Decimal	`15397107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF0F3, 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 #EAF0F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF0F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.26:1	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 #EAF0F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf0f3; }
.text { color: #eaf0f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf0f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 240 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf0f3, #eaecf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #EAF0F3?: #EAF0F3 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAF0F3?: The RGB value is 234, 240, 243: 234 red, 240 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF0F3?: The complementary color is #F3EDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF0F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.