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#EAE5EA closest to Placebo

#EAE5EA is a very light gray; the closest named color is Placebo. In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.8% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(234, 229, 234)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 11% saturation and 91% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #EAE5EA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.89:1.

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Variations of #EAE5EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EAE5EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EAE5EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EAE5EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6E7EA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5E6EA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6E6EA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6E7EA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7E6EA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EAE5E7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EAE5E8
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7E6E7

#EAE5EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.24:1 Very poor#EAE5EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.89:1 Super#EAE5EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EAE5EA in CSS

/* Placebo */
.color { color: #EAE5EA; }
.background { background-color: #EAE5EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EAE5EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(234 229 234);
color: hsl(300 11% 91%);
color: oklch(0.927 0.009 325.6);

#EAE5EA FAQ

What color is #EAE5EA?

#EAE5EA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Placebo. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EAE5EA?

#EAE5EA is rgb(234, 229, 234) in RGB, hsl(300, 11%, 91%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EAE5EA?

The complementary color of #EAE5EA is #E5EAE5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EAE5EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #EAE5EA: 16.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EAE5EA a warm or cool color?

#EAE5EA is a neutral color.