What color is #E2DEE0?

#E2DEE0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Chrome. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DEE0?

The RGB value is 226, 222, 224: 226 red, 222 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DEE0?

The complementary color is #DEE2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DEE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DEE0 color

#E2DEE0 rgb(226, 222, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2DEE0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 87.1% green and 87.8% blue (226, 222, 224).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 6% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Chrome (#E1DFE1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#E2DEE0 color codes

HEX	`#E2DEE0`
RGB	`rgb(226, 222, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 87.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 6%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 2%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.82, 1.71, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.82, 1.78, 343.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.938, 73.793, 81.013)`
Decimal	`14868192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DEE0, 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 #E2DEE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DEE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #E2DEE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dee0; }
.text { color: #e2dee0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dee0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 222 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dee0, #e2dede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E2DEE0?: #E2DEE0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Chrome. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DEE0?: The RGB value is 226, 222, 224: 226 red, 222 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DEE0?: The complementary color is #DEE2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DEE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.