What color is #E3E5E1?

#E3E5E1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whale Bone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E5E1?

The RGB value is 227, 229, 225: 227 red, 229 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E5E1?

The complementary color is #E3E1E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E5E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E5E1 color

#E3E5E1 rgb(227, 229, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3E5E1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 89.8% green and 88.2% blue (227, 229, 225).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Whale Bone (#E5E7E4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#E3E5E1 color codes

HEX	`#E3E5E1`
RGB	`rgb(227, 229, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 89.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 2%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.69, -1.38, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.69, 2.2, 128.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.286, 77.806, 82.377)`
Decimal	`14935521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E5E1, 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 #E3E5E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E5E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	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 #E3E5E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e5e1; }
.text { color: #e3e5e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e5e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 229 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e5e1, #e1e5e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E3E5E1?: #E3E5E1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whale Bone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E5E1?: The RGB value is 227, 229, 225: 227 red, 229 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E5E1?: The complementary color is #E3E1E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E5E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.