What color is #EAF9EB?

#EAF9EB is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAF9EB?

The RGB value is 234, 249, 235: 234 red, 249 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF9EB?

The complementary color is #F9EAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAF9EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF9EB color

#EAF9EB rgb(234, 249, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #EAF9EB is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 97.6% green and 92.2% blue (234, 249, 235).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 56% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Honeydew (#F0FFF0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.25:1).

#EAF9EB color codes

HEX	`#EAF9EB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 249, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 97.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 56%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.51, -7.42, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.51, 8.96, 145.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.8, 91.241, 91.83)`
Decimal	`15399403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF9EB, 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 #EAF9EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF9EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.25:1	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 #EAF9EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf9eb; }
.text { color: #eaf9eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf9eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 249 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf9eb, #eaf9f3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EAF9EB?: #EAF9EB is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAF9EB?: The RGB value is 234, 249, 235: 234 red, 249 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF9EB?: The complementary color is #F9EAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF9EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.