What color is #E0EAE3?

#E0EAE3 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0EAE3?

The RGB value is 224, 234, 227: 224 red, 234 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EAE3?

The complementary color is #EAE0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0EAE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EAE3 color

#E0EAE3 rgb(224, 234, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0EAE3 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 91.8% green and 89% blue (224, 234, 227).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 19% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#E0EAE3 color codes

HEX	`#E0EAE3`
RGB	`rgb(224, 234, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 91.8%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 19%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.79, -4.59, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.79, 5.11, 154)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.026, 80.239, 84.246)`
Decimal	`14740195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EAE3, 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 #E0EAE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EAE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #E0EAE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0eae3; }
.text { color: #e0eae3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0eae3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 234 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0eae3, #e0eae8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E0EAE3?: #E0EAE3 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0EAE3?: The RGB value is 224, 234, 227: 224 red, 234 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EAE3?: The complementary color is #EAE0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EAE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.