What color is #E7E7E7?

#E7E7E7 is a light gray known as Placebo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Placebo?

The RGB value is 231, 231, 231: 231 red, 231 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Placebo?

The complementary color is #E7E7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E7E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Placebo color: hex code #E7E7E7

#E7E7E7 rgb(231, 231, 231)

Shades of gray

Placebo has the hex code #E7E7E7. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 90.6% green and 90.6% blue (231, 231, 231).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

Placebo (#E7E7E7) color codes

HEX	`#E7E7E7`
RGB	`rgb(231, 231, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 90.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.64, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.64, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.952, 79.91, 87.009)`
Decimal	`15198183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Placebo, 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 #E7E7E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E7E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #E7E7E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e7e7; }
.text { color: #e7e7e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e7e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 231 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e7e7, #e7e7e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E7E7E7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E7E7E7?: #E7E7E7 is a light gray known as Placebo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Placebo?: The RGB value is 231, 231, 231: 231 red, 231 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Placebo?: The complementary color is #E7E7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E7E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.