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#EAEEE2 Color

#EAEEE2 is rgb(234, 238, 226) in RGB, hsl(80, 26%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alabaster (#EDEAE0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAEEE2
HEX#EAEEE2
RGBrgb(234, 238, 226)
HSLhsl(80, 26%, 91%)
HSVhsv(80, 5%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.016 121.8)
LABlab(93.54% -2.95 5.34)
LCHlch(93.54% 6.10 118.93)

What #EAEEE2 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 #EAEEE2, 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 green in the library.

#EAEEE2 Channel Values

How #EAEEE2 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 238 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 26% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 5% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAEEE2 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAEEE2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAEEE2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EAEEE2

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EAEEE2.

How #EAEEE2 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#EAEEE2
Protanopia#EDEDE2
Protanomaly#ECEEE2
Deuteranopia#EDEDE2
Deuteranomaly#ECEDE2
Tritanopia#ECEDED
Tritanomaly#EBEDE8
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAEEE2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eaeee2: #EAEEE2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAEEE2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaeee2': '#EAEEE2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.933, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_eaeee2">#EAEEE2</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAEEE2"

More Green Colors

#EAEEE2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAEEE2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAEEE2?

#EAEEE2 is a lightest green — rgb(234, 238, 226) in RGB and hsl(80, 26%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alabaster (#EDEAE0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.83.

What is the RGB value of #EAEEE2?

#EAEEE2 is rgb(234, 238, 226) — red 234, green 238, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAEEE2?

#EAEEE2 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAEEE2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAEEE2 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAEEE2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAEEE2 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 linen (#FAF0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 5.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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