What color is #E0ECED?

#E0ECED is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0ECED?

The RGB value is 224, 236, 237: 224 red, 236 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0ECED?

The complementary color is #EDE1E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0ECED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0ECED color

#E0ECED rgb(224, 236, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0ECED is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 92.5% green and 92.9% blue (224, 236, 237).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 27% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#E0ECED color codes

HEX	`#E0ECED`
RGB	`rgb(224, 236, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 92.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 27%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.55, -3.78, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.55, 4.22, 206.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.019, 81.952, 91.918)`
Decimal	`14740717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0ECED, 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 #E0ECED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0ECED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	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 #E0ECED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0eced; }
.text { color: #e0eced; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0eced; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 236 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0eced, #e0e6ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E0ECED?: #E0ECED is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0ECED?: The RGB value is 224, 236, 237: 224 red, 236 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0ECED?: The complementary color is #EDE1E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0ECED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.