What color is #E9E9F0?

#E9E9F0 is a very light, grayish blue known as Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Diamond Cut?

The RGB value is 233, 233, 240: 233 red, 233 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Diamond Cut?

The complementary color is #F0F0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E9F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Diamond Cut color: hex code #E9E9F0

#E9E9F0 rgb(233, 233, 240)

Shades of gray

Diamond Cut has the hex code #E9E9F0. It is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 91.4% green and 94.1% blue (233, 233, 240).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 19% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0) color codes

HEX	`#E9E9F0`
RGB	`rgb(233, 233, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 91.4%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 19%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.53, 1.26, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.53, 3.61, 290.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.469, 81.893, 94.094)`
Decimal	`15329776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Diamond Cut, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E9E9F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E9F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E9E9F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e9f0; }
.text { color: #e9e9f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e9f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 233 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e9f0, #ede9f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

See #E9E9F0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9E9F0?: #E9E9F0 is a very light, grayish blue known as Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Diamond Cut?: The RGB value is 233, 233, 240: 233 red, 233 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Diamond Cut?: The complementary color is #F0F0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E9F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.