What color is #E1E7EB?

#E1E7EB is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Wind Blown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E7EB?

The RGB value is 225, 231, 235: 225 red, 231 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E7EB?

The complementary color is #EBE5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E7EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E7EB color

#E1E7EB rgb(225, 231, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1E7EB is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 90.6% green and 92.2% blue (225, 231, 235).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 20% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Wind Blown (#DDE3E7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#E1E7EB color codes

HEX	`#E1E7EB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 231, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 90.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 20%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.31, -1.27, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.31, 2.93, 244.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.62, 79.157, 89.929)`
Decimal	`14804971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E7EB, 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 #E1E7EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E7EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	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 #E1E7EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e7eb; }
.text { color: #e1e7eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e7eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 231 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e7eb, #e1e2eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E1E7EB?: #E1E7EB is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Wind Blown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E7EB?: The RGB value is 225, 231, 235: 225 red, 231 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E7EB?: The complementary color is #EBE5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E7EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.