What color is #EAF8F5?

#EAF8F5 is a pale low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(234, 248, 245), and in HSL hsl(167, 50%, 95%).

Is #EAF8F5 accessible as text?

On white, #EAF8F5 has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 19.24:1 (passes). For text placed on #EAF8F5, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #EAF8F5?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is slate-100 (#F1F5F9).

What colors go well with #EAF8F5?

As a neutral, #EAF8F5 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 #EAF8F5 the same as CSS whitesmoke?

No — #EAF8F5 is not the CSS named color whitesmoke, but whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) is the closest CSS named color.

#EAF8F5 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #EAF8F5

Not just a swatch — here's how #EAF8F5 works with other colors. Named schemes with #EAF8F5 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #EAF8F5 Surface #EDEADC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B5B19F Ink #2A2723

White Smoke 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 #EAF8F5 Accent #A7C4BC Surface #E0DABE Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1C3549

White Smoke 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 #EAF8F5 Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #586771 Accent #F1FDFB

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

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #EAF8F5 Secondary #AEB4B7 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7994A4 Anchor #2E3236

White Smoke 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 #F7F4EF Accent #EAF8F5 Secondary #F6FBFA Support #979286 Ink #16140F

White Smoke 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 White Smoke carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #EAF8F5 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 47/100

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 3/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 9/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 15/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 6/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 6/100

Very low

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

UI accent fit 2/100

Very low

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

Surface fit 92/100

Very high

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

Print safety 97/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #EAF8F5 with

Seafoam Cool White Isabelline Platinum Dark Slate Gray

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 17.0:1. Use

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

Avoid beside #ECF7F9 — 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 #EAF8F5 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #EAF8F5;
  --color-base-rgb: 234 248 245;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(96.8% 0.015 181.8);
  --color-50: #F3FCFA;
  --color-100: #E0F5F1;
  --color-200: #C2EBE2;
  --color-300: #97D8CA;
  --color-400: #70C2B0;
  --color-500: #4EA693;
  --color-600: #428073;
  --color-700: #335C53;
  --color-800: #243C37;
  --color-900: #182522;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  white-smoke: {
    50: '#F3FCFA',
    100: '#E0F5F1',
    200: '#C2EBE2',
    300: '#97D8CA',
    400: '#70C2B0',
    500: '#4EA693',
    600: '#428073',
    700: '#335C53',
    800: '#243C37',
    900: '#182522',
  },
}

$base: #EAF8F5;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F3FCFA;
$base-100: #E0F5F1;
$base-200: #C2EBE2;
$base-300: #97D8CA;
$base-400: #70C2B0;
$base-500: #4EA693;
$base-600: #428073;
$base-700: #335C53;
$base-800: #243C37;
$base-900: #182522;
$base-hover: #A3E0D3;
$base-subtle: #FAFDFC;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#EAF8F5",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F3FCFA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E0F5F1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#C2EBE2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#97D8CA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#70C2B0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#4EA693",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#428073",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#335C53",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#243C37",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#182522",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #EAF8F5

Color Lab

Pairs with #EAF8F5

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