What color is #E1E7DF?

#E1E7DF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E7DF?

The RGB value is 225, 231, 223: 225 red, 231 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E7DF?

The complementary color is #E5DFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E7DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E7DF color

#E1E7DF rgb(225, 231, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1E7DF is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 90.6% green and 87.5% blue (225, 231, 223).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 14% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#E1E7DF color codes

HEX	`#E1E7DF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 231, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 90.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 14%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 3%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91, -3.44, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91, 4.69, 137.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.944, 78.487, 81.104)`
Decimal	`14804959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E7DF, 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 #E1E7DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E7DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	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 #E1E7DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e7df; }
.text { color: #e1e7df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e7df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 231 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e7df, #dfe7e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E1E7DF?: #E1E7DF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E7DF?: The RGB value is 225, 231, 223: 225 red, 231 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E7DF?: The complementary color is #E5DFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E7DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.