What color is #E3E5EA?

#E3E5EA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Festive Ferret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E5EA?

The RGB value is 227, 229, 234: 227 red, 229 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E5EA?

The complementary color is #EAE8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E5EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E5EA color

#E3E5EA rgb(227, 229, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3E5EA is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 89.8% green and 91.8% blue (227, 229, 234).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 14% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Festive Ferret (#DFDFE5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#E3E5EA color codes

HEX	`#E3E5EA`
RGB	`rgb(227, 229, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 89.8%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 14%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.92, 0.24, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.92, 2.67, 275.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.546, 78.31, 89.014)`
Decimal	`14935530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E5EA, 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 #E3E5EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E5EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #E3E5EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e5ea; }
.text { color: #e3e5ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e5ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 229 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e5ea, #e4e3ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E3E5EA?: #E3E5EA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Festive Ferret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E5EA?: The RGB value is 227, 229, 234: 227 red, 229 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E5EA?: The complementary color is #EAE8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E5EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.