What color is #E1E1E2?

#E1E1E2 is a light gray known as Jupiter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jupiter?

The RGB value is 225, 225, 226: 225 red, 225 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jupiter?

The complementary color is #E2E2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E1E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jupiter color: hex code #E1E1E2

#E1E1E2 rgb(225, 225, 226)

Shades of gray

Jupiter has the hex code #E1E1E2. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 88.2% green and 88.6% blue (225, 225, 226).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

Jupiter (#E1E1E2) color codes

HEX	`#E1E1E2`
RGB	`rgb(225, 225, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 88.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 0%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.56, 0.18, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.56, 0.52, 290.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.702, 75.349, 82.703)`
Decimal	`14803426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jupiter, 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 #E1E1E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E1E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	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 #E1E1E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e1e2; }
.text { color: #e1e1e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e1e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 225 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e1e2, #e2e1e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E1E1E2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1E1E2?: #E1E1E2 is a light gray known as Jupiter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jupiter?: The RGB value is 225, 225, 226: 225 red, 225 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jupiter?: The complementary color is #E2E2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E1E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.