What color is #EAF6DB?

#EAF6DB is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAF6DB?

The RGB value is 234, 246, 219: 234 red, 246 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF6DB?

The complementary color is #E7DBF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF6DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.7:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF6DB color

#EAF6DB rgb(234, 246, 219)

Shades of green

The hex color #EAF6DB is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 96.5% green and 85.9% blue (234, 246, 219).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 60% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.7:1).

#EAF6DB color codes

HEX	`#EAF6DB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 246, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 96.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 60%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.38, -8.64, 11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.38, 14.5, 126.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.672, 88.518, 79.893)`
Decimal	`15398619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF6DB, 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 #EAF6DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF6DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.7:1	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 #EAF6DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf6db; }
.text { color: #eaf6db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf6db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 246 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf6db, #dcf6db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #EAF6DB?: #EAF6DB is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAF6DB?: The RGB value is 234, 246, 219: 234 red, 246 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF6DB?: The complementary color is #E7DBF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF6DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.7:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.