What color is #E1E0EB?

#E1E0EB is a very light, grayish blue known as Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Homoeopathic Lilac?

The RGB value is 225, 224, 235: 225 red, 224 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Homoeopathic Lilac?

The complementary color is #EAEBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E0EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Homoeopathic Lilac color: hex code #E1E0EB

#E1E0EB rgb(225, 224, 235)

Shades of gray

Homoeopathic Lilac has the hex code #E1E0EB. It is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.8% green and 92.2% blue (225, 224, 235).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 22% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB) color codes

HEX	`#E1E0EB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 224, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 22%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.54, 2.35, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.54, 5.74, 294.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.7, 75.317, 89.289)`
Decimal	`14803179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Homoeopathic Lilac, 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 #E1E0EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E0EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	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 #E1E0EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e0eb; }
.text { color: #e1e0eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e0eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 224 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e0eb, #e7e0eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

See #E1E0EB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1E0EB?: #E1E0EB is a very light, grayish blue known as Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Homoeopathic Lilac?: The RGB value is 225, 224, 235: 225 red, 224 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Homoeopathic Lilac?: The complementary color is #EAEBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E0EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.