What color is #EAF8EE?

#EAF8EE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAF8EE?

The RGB value is 234, 248, 238: 234 red, 248 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF8EE?

The complementary color is #F8EAF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF8EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.16:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF8EE color

#EAF8EE rgb(234, 248, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #EAF8EE is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 97.3% green and 93.3% blue (234, 248, 238).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 50% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Polar (#E5F2E7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.16:1).

#EAF8EE color codes

HEX	`#EAF8EE`
RGB	`rgb(234, 248, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 97.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 50%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.33, -6.39, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.33, 7.15, 153.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.929, 90.8, 94.029)`
Decimal	`15399150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF8EE, 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 #EAF8EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF8EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.16:1	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 #EAF8EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf8ee; }
.text { color: #eaf8ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf8ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 248 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf8ee, #eaf8f5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EAF8EE?: #EAF8EE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAF8EE?: The RGB value is 234, 248, 238: 234 red, 248 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF8EE?: The complementary color is #F8EAF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF8EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.16:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.