What color is #E0E8ED?

#E0E8ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E8ED?

The RGB value is 224, 232, 237: 224 red, 232 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E8ED?

The complementary color is #EDE5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E8ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E8ED color

#E0E8ED rgb(224, 232, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0E8ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 91% green and 92.9% blue (224, 232, 237).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 27% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Frost (#DEE6EC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#E0E8ED color codes

HEX	`#E0E8ED`
RGB	`rgb(224, 232, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 91%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 27%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.54, -1.74, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.54, 3.77, 242.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.88, 79.674, 91.538)`
Decimal	`14739693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E8ED, 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 #E0E8ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E8ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	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 #E0E8ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e8ed; }
.text { color: #e0e8ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e8ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 232 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e8ed, #e0e2ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E0E8ED?: #E0E8ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E8ED?: The RGB value is 224, 232, 237: 224 red, 232 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E8ED?: The complementary color is #EDE5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E8ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.