What color is #E2E2EA?

#E2E2EA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E2EA?

The RGB value is 226, 226, 234: 226 red, 226 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E2EA?

The complementary color is #EAEAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E2EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E2EA color

#E2E2EA rgb(226, 226, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2E2EA is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 88.6% green and 91.8% blue (226, 226, 234).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 16% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is White Elephant (#DEDEE5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#E2E2EA color codes

HEX	`#E2E2EA`
RGB	`rgb(226, 226, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 88.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 16%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.09, 1.46, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.09, 4.15, 290.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.409, 76.502, 88.725)`
Decimal	`14869226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E2EA, 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 #E2E2EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E2EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #E2E2EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e2ea; }
.text { color: #e2e2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e2ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 226 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e2ea, #e6e2ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E2E2EA?: #E2E2EA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E2EA?: The RGB value is 226, 226, 234: 226 red, 226 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E2EA?: The complementary color is #EAEAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E2EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.