What color is #E1E0E5?

#E1E0E5 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Festive Ferret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E0E5?

The RGB value is 225, 224, 229: 225 red, 224 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E0E5?

The complementary color is #E4E5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E0E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E0E5 color

#E1E0E5 rgb(225, 224, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1E0E5 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.8% green and 89.8% blue (225, 224, 229).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 9% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Festive Ferret (#DFDFE5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#E1E0E5 color codes

HEX	`#E1E0E5`
RGB	`rgb(225, 224, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.8%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 9%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 2%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.38, 1.24, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.38, 2.63, 298.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.847, 74.976, 84.8)`
Decimal	`14803173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E0E5, 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 #E1E0E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E0E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	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 #E1E0E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e0e5; }
.text { color: #e1e0e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e0e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 224 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e0e5, #e4e0e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E1E0E5?: #E1E0E5 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Festive Ferret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E0E5?: The RGB value is 225, 224, 229: 225 red, 224 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E0E5?: The complementary color is #E4E5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E0E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.