What color is #EAF4F8?

#EAF4F8 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAF4F8?

The RGB value is 234, 244, 248: 234 red, 244 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF4F8?

The complementary color is #F8EEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF4F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF4F8 color

#EAF4F8 rgb(234, 244, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #EAF4F8 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 95.7% green and 97.3% blue (234, 244, 248).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 50% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.79:1).

#EAF4F8 color codes

HEX	`#EAF4F8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 244, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 95.7%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 50%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.57, -2.56, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.57, 3.99, 230.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.222, 88.97, 101.577)`
Decimal	`15398136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF4F8, 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 #EAF4F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF4F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.79:1	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 #EAF4F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf4f8; }
.text { color: #eaf4f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf4f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 244 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf4f8, #eaedf8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EAF4F8?: #EAF4F8 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAF4F8?: The RGB value is 234, 244, 248: 234 red, 244 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF4F8?: The complementary color is #F8EEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF4F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.