What color is #EAF6EB?

#EAF6EB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAF6EB?

The RGB value is 234, 246, 235: 234 red, 246 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF6EB?

The complementary color is #F6EAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF6EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.88:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF6EB color

#EAF6EB rgb(234, 246, 235)

Shades of green

The hex color #EAF6EB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 96.5% green and 92.2% blue (234, 246, 235).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 40% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Polar (#E5F2E7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.88:1).

#EAF6EB color codes

HEX	`#EAF6EB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 246, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 96.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 40%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.75, -5.92, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.75, 7.1, 146.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.88, 89.402, 91.524)`
Decimal	`15398635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF6EB, 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 #EAF6EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF6EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.88:1	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 #EAF6EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf6eb; }
.text { color: #eaf6eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf6eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 246 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf6eb, #eaf6f1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EAF6EB?: #EAF6EB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAF6EB?: The RGB value is 234, 246, 235: 234 red, 246 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF6EB?: The complementary color is #F6EAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF6EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.88:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.