What color is #E0E1E1?

#E0E1E1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Kingly Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E1E1?

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

What is the complementary color of #E0E1E1?

The complementary color is #E1E0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E1E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E1E1 color

#E0E1E1 rgb(224, 225, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0E1E1 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Kingly Cloud (#DEDEDE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#E0E1E1 color codes

HEX	`#E0E1E1`
RGB	`rgb(224, 225, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 88.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 0%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.46, -0.34, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.46, 0.36, 199.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.254, 75.134, 81.968)`
Decimal	`14737889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E1E1, 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 #E0E1E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E1E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #E0E1E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e1e1; }
.text { color: #e0e1e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e1e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 225 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e1e1, #e0e1e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E0E1E1?: #E0E1E1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Kingly Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E1E1?: The RGB value is 224, 225, 225: 224 red, 225 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E1E1?: The complementary color is #E1E0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E1E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.