What color is #EAF2DB?

#EAF2DB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAF2DB?

The RGB value is 234, 242, 219: 234 red, 242 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF2DB?

The complementary color is #E3DBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF2DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF2DB color

#EAF2DB rgb(234, 242, 219)

Shades of green

The hex color #EAF2DB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 94.9% green and 85.9% blue (234, 242, 219).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 47% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Maison Verte (#E5F0D9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.22:1).

#EAF2DB color codes

HEX	`#EAF2DB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 242, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 94.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 47%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.36, -6.64, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.36, 12.16, 123.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.468, 86.111, 79.491)`
Decimal	`15397595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF2DB, 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 #EAF2DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF2DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.22:1	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 #EAF2DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf2db; }
.text { color: #eaf2db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf2db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 242 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf2db, #def2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EAF2DB?: #EAF2DB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAF2DB?: The RGB value is 234, 242, 219: 234 red, 242 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF2DB?: The complementary color is #E3DBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF2DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.