What color is #EAF3DD?

#EAF3DD 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 #EAF3DD?

The RGB value is 234, 243, 221: 234 red, 243 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF3DD?

The complementary color is #E6DDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF3DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF3DD color

#EAF3DD rgb(234, 243, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #EAF3DD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 95.3% green and 86.7% blue (234, 243, 221).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 48% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Maison Verte (#E5F0D9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#EAF3DD color codes

HEX	`#EAF3DD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 243, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 95.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 48%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.66, -6.81, 9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.66, 11.75, 125.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.031, 86.814, 80.986)`
Decimal	`15397853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF3DD, 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 #EAF3DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF3DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	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 #EAF3DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf3dd; }
.text { color: #eaf3dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf3dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 243 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf3dd, #dff3dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EAF3DD?: #EAF3DD 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 #EAF3DD?: The RGB value is 234, 243, 221: 234 red, 243 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF3DD?: The complementary color is #E6DDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF3DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.