What color is #E3E4E2?

#E3E4E2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Pearl Brite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E4E2?

The RGB value is 227, 228, 226: 227 red, 228 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E4E2?

The complementary color is #E3E2E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E4E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E4E2 color

#E3E4E2 rgb(227, 228, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3E4E2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 89.4% green and 88.6% blue (227, 228, 226).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Brite (#E6E6E3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#E3E4E2 color codes

HEX	`#E3E4E2`
RGB	`rgb(227, 228, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 89.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 1%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.46, -0.69, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.46, 1.1, 129.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.147, 77.309, 83.005)`
Decimal	`14935266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E4E2, 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 #E3E4E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E4E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	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 #E3E4E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e4e2; }
.text { color: #e3e4e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e4e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 228 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e4e2, #e2e4e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3E4E2?: #E3E4E2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Pearl Brite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E4E2?: The RGB value is 227, 228, 226: 227 red, 228 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E4E2?: The complementary color is #E3E2E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E4E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.