#eaebe6 Color Information

#eaebe6 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #eaebe6, and its official name is Chalk Dust. In RGB, it consists of 91.8% Red, 92.2% Green, and 90.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 2.1% Yellow, and 7.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 72.0°, with saturation of 11.1% and lightness of 91.2%. The decimal value for #eaebe6 is 15395814, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffffff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #eaebe6 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#eaebe6 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorChalk Dust Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color234, 235, 230 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color91.8%, 92.2%, 90.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.082, 0.078, 0.098 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.004, 0, 0.021, 0.078 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color72.0°, 11.1%, 91.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color72.0°, 2.1%, 92.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color77.923, 82.622, 86.704 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color230, 235, 231 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15395814 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color92.849, -1.212, 2.293 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)92.849, 2.594, 117.858 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color92.849, -0.287, 3.720 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color90.897, -6.047, 7.073 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.315, 0.334, 82.622 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293585894 / 0xffeaebe6 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffffff Copy
Last Updated: December 2, 2024

Shades of #eaebe6

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #eaebe6, its pure hue is 72.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.1%, and its lightness is 91.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #eaebe6, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d1d1d to #cdcec9.

Tints of #eaebe6

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #eaebe6, its pure hue is 72.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.1%, and its lightness is 91.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #eaebe6, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #edeee9 to #fcfdfc.

Tones of #eaebe6

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #eaebe6, its pure hue is 72.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #eaebe6, which range from #e9e9e9 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f6ffd2 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #eaebe6

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #eaebe6! For #eaebe6, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #eaebe6. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #eaebe6

This color, #eaebe6, consists of 91.8% Red, 92.2% Green, and 90.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 234, Green = 235, Blue = 230. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #eaebe6 is 0.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 2.1% Yellow, and 7.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R91.8%
C0.4%
G92.2%
M0.0%
B90.2%
Y2.1%
K7.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 234 235 230
Octal 352 353 346
Hexa #ea #eb #e6
Binary 11101010 11101011 11100110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 0 2 7
Octal 0 0 2 7
Hexa #00 #00 #02 #07
Binary 00000000 00000000 00000010 00000111

Analogous Colors of #eaebe6

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #eaebe6 — which has hue 72.0° — its analogous colors are located at 42.0° and 102.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #eaebe6.

Triadic Colors of #eaebe6

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #eaebe6 — which has hue 72.0° — its triadic colors are located at 72.0° and 312.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #eaebe6.

Complementary Color of #eaebe6

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #eaebe6 — which has hue 72.0° — its complementary color is located at 252.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #eaebe6.

Split Complementary Colors of #eaebe6

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #eaebe6 — which has hue 72.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 72.0° and 282.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #eaebe6.

Tetradic Colors of #eaebe6

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #eaebe6 — which has hue 72.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 342.0°, 72.0°, 162.0°, and 252.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #eaebe6.

Monochromatic Colors of #eaebe6

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #eaebe6, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #dedfdb — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f5f6f2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #eaebe6

We want to make getting started with #eaebe6 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #eaebe6 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #eaebe6 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #eaebe6 with other HTML elements.

#eaebe6 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #eaebe6.
<span style="color: #eaebe6;">The color of this text is #eaebe6.</span>

#eaebe6 Background Color

The background color for this text is #eaebe6.
<div style="background-color: #eaebe6; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #eaebe6.</div>

#eaebe6 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #eaebe6.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #eaebe6;">This color for the shadow of this text is #eaebe6.</span>

#eaebe6 Border Color

This is a div with border color #eaebe6.
<div style="border: #eaebe6 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #eaebe6.</div>

#eaebe6 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #eaebe6 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #eaebe6; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #eaebe6 on a white background.</div></div>

#eaebe6 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #eaebe6 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #eaebe6; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #eaebe6 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #eaebe6 to White

This is a gradient from #eaebe6 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#eaebe6,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#eaebe6,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#eaebe6,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#eaebe6,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #eaebe6 to white.</div>

Gradient from #eaebe6 to Black

This is a gradient from #eaebe6 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#eaebe6,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#eaebe6,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#eaebe6,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#eaebe6,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #eaebe6 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #eaebe6

In addition to using #eaebe6 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #eaebe6 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #eaebe6, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 234, Green = 235, Blue = 230). If you need details about the color coordinates of #eaebe6 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #eaebe6
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(234, 235, 230)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #eaebe6; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #eaebe6; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #eaebe6; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(234, 235, 230);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#eaebe6")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:234, green:235, blue:230, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:234 green:235 blue:230 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(234f, 235f, 230f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(234, 235, 230);
 

#eaebe6 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #eaebe6 the same way. For those with color blindness, #eaebe6 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #eaebe6 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #eaebe6 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #eaebe6 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #eaebe6 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #eaebe6 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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