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#EAECED Mercury

#EAECED is a very light white named Mercury. In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 92.5% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(234, 236, 237)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 8% saturation and 92% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #EAECED is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.72:1.

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Variations of #EAECED

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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#EAECED 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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#EAECED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EAECED 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 #EBEBED
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBECED
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBECED
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EBEBED
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBECED
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E9ECEC
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EAECED
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBECEC

#EAECED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#EAECED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.72:1 Super#EAECED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EAECED in CSS

/* Mercury */
.color { color: #EAECED; }
.background { background-color: #EAECED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EAECED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(234 236 237);
color: hsl(200 8% 92%);
color: oklch(0.942 0.003 228.8);

#EAECED FAQ

What color is #EAECED?

#EAECED is a very light white. Its closest named color is Mercury. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EAECED?

#EAECED is rgb(234, 236, 237) in RGB, hsl(200, 8%, 92%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EAECED?

The complementary color of #EAECED is #EDEBEA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EAECED?

Black text has the best contrast on #EAECED: 17.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EAECED a warm or cool color?

#EAECED is a neutral color.