What color is #EAEBED?

#EAEBED is a pale near-white gray with essentially no hue. In RGB it is rgb(234, 235, 237), and in HSL hsl(220, 8%, 92%).

Is #EAEBED accessible as text?

On white, #EAEBED has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 17.60:1 (passes). For text placed on #EAEBED, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #EAEBED?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is gray-200 (#E5E7EB).

What colors go well with #EAEBED?

As a neutral, #EAEBED pairs cleanly with charcoal, near-black and dark grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a soft background and let the accent carry the color.

Is #EAEBED the same as CSS lavender?

No — #EAEBED is not the CSS named color lavender, but lavender (#E6E6FA) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#EAEBED Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #EAEBED

Not just a swatch — here's how #EAEBED works with other colors. Named schemes with #EAEBED in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #EAEBED Surface #EBEADD Highlight #F4F2E7 Secondary #BEACA2 Ink #2C2724

Cool White sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #EAEBED Accent #A5C4C2 Surface #DDDBBF Secondary #9AA0A1 Anchor #21344A

Cool White opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #EAEBED Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #5A6672 Accent #F9FAFC

Cool White is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Cool White.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #EAEBED Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7D93A7 Anchor #2E3236

Cool White keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F8F4EF Accent #EAEBED Secondary #FAFAFB Support #9D8F88 Ink #18140F

Cool White is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Cool White carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #EAEBED actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 49/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 94/100

Very high

Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.

Depth 6/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 0/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 14/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 9/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 1/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 3/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 93/100

Very high

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 99/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #EAEBED with

Gainsboro Platinum Isabelline Charcoal

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 15.6:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #FBFBFB for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #E9E9EC — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #EAEBED at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #EAEBED;
  --color-base-rgb: 234 235 237;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(94.0% 0.003 264.5);
  --color-50: #F7F7F8;
  --color-100: #E9EAEC;
  --color-200: #D3D5D9;
  --color-300: #B2B6BD;
  --color-400: #9297A0;
  --color-500: #737881;
  --color-600: #5C5F66;
  --color-700: #44464B;
  --color-800: #2F3032;
  --color-900: #1D1E20;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  cool-white: {
    50: '#F7F7F8',
    100: '#E9EAEC',
    200: '#D3D5D9',
    300: '#B2B6BD',
    400: '#9297A0',
    500: '#737881',
    600: '#5C5F66',
    700: '#44464B',
    800: '#2F3032',
    900: '#1D1E20',
  },
}

$base: #EAEBED;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F7F7F8;
$base-100: #E9EAEC;
$base-200: #D3D5D9;
$base-300: #B2B6BD;
$base-400: #9297A0;
$base-500: #737881;
$base-600: #5C5F66;
$base-700: #44464B;
$base-800: #2F3032;
$base-900: #1D1E20;
$base-hover: #B6BAC1;
$base-subtle: #F9F9F9;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#EAEBED",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F7F7F8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E9EAEC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#D3D5D9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#B2B6BD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#9297A0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#737881",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#5C5F66",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#44464B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#2F3032",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1D1E20",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #EAEBED

Color Lab

Pairs with #EAEBED

UI roles & guardrails

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