What color is #EAFAE2?

#EAFAE2 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAFAE2?

The RGB value is 234, 250, 226: 234 red, 250 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAFAE2?

The complementary color is #F2E2FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAFAE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.27:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAFAE2 color

#EAFAE2 rgb(234, 250, 226)

Shades of green

The hex color #EAFAE2 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 98% green and 88.6% blue (234, 250, 226).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 71% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.27:1).

#EAFAE2 color codes

HEX	`#EAFAE2`
RGB	`rgb(234, 250, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 98%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 71%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.56, -9.47, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.56, 13.57, 134.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.842, 91.354, 85.258)`
Decimal	`15399650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAFAE2, 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 #EAFAE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAFAE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	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 #EAFAE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eafae2; }
.text { color: #eafae2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eafae2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 250 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eafae2, #e2fae6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #EAFAE2?: #EAFAE2 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAFAE2?: The RGB value is 234, 250, 226: 234 red, 250 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAFAE2?: The complementary color is #F2E2FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAFAE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.27:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.