What color is #E3E5EB?

#E3E5EB is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E5EB?

The RGB value is 227, 229, 235: 227 red, 229 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E5EB?

The complementary color is #EBE9E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E5EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E5EB color

#E3E5EB rgb(227, 229, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3E5EB is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 89.8% green and 92.2% blue (227, 229, 235).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 17% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#E3E5EB color codes

HEX	`#E3E5EB`
RGB	`rgb(227, 229, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 89.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 17%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.95, 0.42, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.95, 3.18, 277.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.691, 78.367, 89.773)`
Decimal	`14935531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E5EB, 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 #E3E5EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E5EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #E3E5EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e5eb; }
.text { color: #e3e5eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e5eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 229 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e5eb, #e5e3eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E3E5EB?: #E3E5EB is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E5EB?: The RGB value is 227, 229, 235: 227 red, 229 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E5EB?: The complementary color is #EBE9E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E5EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.