What color is #EAF1DD?

#EAF1DD 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 #EAF1DD?

The RGB value is 234, 241, 221: 234 red, 241 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF1DD?

The complementary color is #E4DDF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF1DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF1DD color

#EAF1DD rgb(234, 241, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #EAF1DD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 94.5% green and 86.7% blue (234, 241, 221).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 42% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#EAF1DD color codes

HEX	`#EAF1DD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 241, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 94.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 42%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.15, -5.8, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.15, 10.59, 123.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.436, 85.623, 80.787)`
Decimal	`15397341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF1DD, 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 #EAF1DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF1DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	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 #EAF1DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf1dd; }
.text { color: #eaf1dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf1dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 241 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf1dd, #e0f1dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EAF1DD?: #EAF1DD 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 #EAF1DD?: The RGB value is 234, 241, 221: 234 red, 241 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF1DD?: The complementary color is #E4DDF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF1DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.