What color is #E1E3E7?

#E1E3E7 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E3E7?

The RGB value is 225, 227, 231: 225 red, 227 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E3E7?

The complementary color is #E7E5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E3E7 color

#E1E3E7 rgb(225, 227, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1E3E7 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 89% green and 90.6% blue (225, 227, 231).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 11% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wind Chime (#DFE0E2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#E1E3E7 color codes

HEX	`#E1E3E7`
RGB	`rgb(225, 227, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 89%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 11%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 3%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.19, 0.05, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.19, 2.18, 271.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.942, 76.715, 86.551)`
Decimal	`14803943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E3E7, 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 #E1E3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #E1E3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e3e7; }
.text { color: #e1e3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 227 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e3e7, #e2e1e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E1E3E7?: #E1E3E7 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E3E7?: The RGB value is 225, 227, 231: 225 red, 227 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E3E7?: The complementary color is #E7E5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.