What color is #E5EAE6?

#E5EAE6 is a very light, grayish green known as Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Distant Cloud?

The RGB value is 229, 234, 230: 229 red, 234 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Distant Cloud?

The complementary color is #EAE5E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EAE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Distant Cloud color: hex code #E5EAE6

#E5EAE6 rgb(229, 234, 230)

Shades of gray

Distant Cloud has the hex code #E5EAE6. It is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 91.8% green and 90.2% blue (229, 234, 230).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 11% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.24:1).

Distant Cloud (#E5EAE6) color codes

HEX	`#E5EAE6`
RGB	`rgb(229, 234, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 91.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 11%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 2%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.23, -2.38, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.23, 2.74, 150.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.016, 81.217, 86.519)`
Decimal	`15067878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Distant Cloud, 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 #E5EAE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EAE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	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 #E5EAE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5eae6; }
.text { color: #e5eae6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5eae6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 234 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5eae6, #e5eae9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

See #E5EAE6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5EAE6?: #E5EAE6 is a very light, grayish green known as Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Distant Cloud?: The RGB value is 229, 234, 230: 229 red, 234 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Distant Cloud?: The complementary color is #EAE5E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EAE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.