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#EAF1EA Color

#EAF1EA is rgb(234, 241, 234) in RGB, hsl(120, 20%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chalk (#F7F7F2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAF1EA
HEX#EAF1EA
RGBrgb(234, 241, 234)
HSLhsl(120, 20%, 93%)
HSVhsv(120, 3%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(95.1% 0.012 145.5)
LABlab(94.46% -3.34 2.54)
LCHlch(94.46% 4.19 142.77)

What #EAF1EA 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 #EAF1EA, 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.

#EAF1EA Channel Values

How #EAF1EA 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 241 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 20% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 3% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAF1EA 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAF1EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAF1EA; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EAF1EA

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 #EAF1EA.

How #EAF1EA 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#EAF1EA
Protanopia#F0F0EA
Protanomaly#EEF0EA
Deuteranopia#EFEFEA
Deuteranomaly#EDF0EA
Tritanopia#EBF0F0
Tritanomaly#EBF0EE
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAF1EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eaf1ea: #EAF1EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAF1EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaf1ea': '#EAF1EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.945, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_eaf1ea">#EAF1EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAF1EA"

More Green Colors

#EAF1EA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAF1EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAF1EA?

#EAF1EA is a lightest green — rgb(234, 241, 234) in RGB and hsl(120, 20%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chalk (#F7F7F2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.79.

What is the RGB value of #EAF1EA?

#EAF1EA is rgb(234, 241, 234) — red 234, green 241, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAF1EA?

#EAF1EA converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAF1EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAF1EA scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAF1EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAF1EA 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 4.68, which is very hard to tell apart.

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