What color is #EAF9FB?

#EAF9FB is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Vapour. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAF9FB?

The RGB value is 234, 249, 251: 234 red, 249 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAF9FB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAF9FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAF9FB color

#EAF9FB rgb(234, 249, 251)

Shades of white

The hex color #EAF9FB is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 97.6% green and 98.4% blue (234, 249, 251).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 68% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Vapour (#F0FFFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.44:1).

#EAF9FB color codes

HEX	`#EAF9FB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 249, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 97.6%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 68%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.91, -4.53, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.91, 5.25, 210.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.216, 92.208, 104.556)`
Decimal	`15399419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAF9FB, 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 #EAF9FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAF9FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.44:1	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 #EAF9FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaf9fb; }
.text { color: #eaf9fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaf9fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 249 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaf9fb, #eaf1fb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #EAF9FB?: #EAF9FB is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Vapour. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAF9FB?: The RGB value is 234, 249, 251: 234 red, 249 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAF9FB?: The complementary color is #FBECEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAF9FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.