What color is #E3E3EE?

#E3E3EE is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E3EE?

The RGB value is 227, 227, 238: 227 red, 227 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E3EE?

The complementary color is #EEEEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E3EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E3EE color

#E3E3EE rgb(227, 227, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3E3EE is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 89% green and 93.3% blue (227, 227, 238).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 24% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#E3E3EE color codes

HEX	`#E3E3EE`
RGB	`rgb(227, 227, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 89%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 24%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.52, 2.01, -5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.52, 5.71, 290.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.577, 77.442, 91.891)`
Decimal	`14935022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E3EE, 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 #E3E3EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E3EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	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 #E3E3EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e3ee; }
.text { color: #e3e3ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e3ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 227 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e3ee, #e9e3ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E3E3EE?: #E3E3EE is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E3EE?: The RGB value is 227, 227, 238: 227 red, 227 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E3EE?: The complementary color is #EEEEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E3EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.