What color is #E1E9EA?

#E1E9EA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E9EA?

The RGB value is 225, 233, 234: 225 red, 233 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E9EA?

The complementary color is #EAE2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E9EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E9EA color

#E1E9EA rgb(225, 233, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1E9EA is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 91.4% green and 91.8% blue (225, 233, 234).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 18% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#E1E9EA color codes

HEX	`#E1E9EA`
RGB	`rgb(225, 233, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 91.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 18%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.79, -2.48, -1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.79, 2.85, 209.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.039, 80.225, 89.358)`
Decimal	`14805482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E9EA, 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 #E1E9EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E9EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #E1E9EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e9ea; }
.text { color: #e1e9ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e9ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 233 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e9ea, #e1e5ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E1E9EA?: #E1E9EA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E9EA?: The RGB value is 225, 233, 234: 225 red, 233 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E9EA?: The complementary color is #EAE2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E9EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.