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#EAE9EC Color

#EAE9EC is rgb(234, 233, 236) in RGB, hsl(260, 7%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Platinum (#E5E4E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAE9EC
HEX#EAE9EC
RGBrgb(234, 233, 236)
HSLhsl(260, 7%, 92%)
HSVhsv(260, 1%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(93.6% 0.004 301.4)
LABlab(92.49% 0.75 -1.34)
LCHlch(92.49% 1.53 299.22)

What #EAE9EC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EAE9EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every white in the library.

#EAE9EC Channel Values

How #EAE9EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 234 · G 233 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 7% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 1% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAE9EC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAE9EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAE9EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EAE9EC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #EAE9EC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EAE9EC
Protanopia#E9E9EC
Protanomaly#EAE9EC
Deuteranopia#E9E9EC
Deuteranomaly#EAE9EC
Tritanopia#EAE9E9
Tritanomaly#EAE9EA
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

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Using #EAE9EC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eae9ec: #EAE9EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAE9EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eae9ec': '#EAE9EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.914, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_eae9ec">#EAE9EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAE9EC"

More White Colors

#EAE9EC sits in the white family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAE9EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAE9EC?

#EAE9EC is a lightest white — rgb(234, 233, 236) in RGB and hsl(260, 7%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Platinum (#E5E4E2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.14.

What is the RGB value of #EAE9EC?

#EAE9EC is rgb(234, 233, 236) — red 234, green 233, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAE9EC?

#EAE9EC converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAE9EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAE9EC scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAE9EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAE9EC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) at a CIE76 distance of 4.33, which is very hard to tell apart.

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