What color is #E3DEE7?

#E3DEE7 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Peekaboo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DEE7?

The RGB value is 227, 222, 231: 227 red, 222 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DEE7?

The complementary color is #E2E7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DEE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DEE7 color

#E3DEE7 rgb(227, 222, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3DEE7 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 87.1% green and 90.6% blue (227, 222, 231).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Peekaboo (#E6DEE6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#E3DEE7 color codes

HEX	`#E3DEE7`
RGB	`rgb(227, 222, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 87.1%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 16%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.08, 3.31, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.08, 5.03, 311.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.221, 74.343, 86.131)`
Decimal	`14933735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DEE7, 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 #E3DEE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DEE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #E3DEE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dee7; }
.text { color: #e3dee7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dee7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 222 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dee7, #e7dee7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E3DEE7?: #E3DEE7 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Peekaboo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DEE7?: The RGB value is 227, 222, 231: 227 red, 222 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DEE7?: The complementary color is #E2E7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DEE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.