What color is #E3E6EA?

#E3E6EA is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Bright Star. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E6EA?

The RGB value is 227, 230, 234: 227 red, 230 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E6EA?

The complementary color is #EAE7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E6EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E6EA color

#E3E6EA rgb(227, 230, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3E6EA is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 90.2% green and 91.8% blue (227, 230, 234).

Its hue angle is 214°, 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 Bright Star (#DDE2E6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.77:1).

#E3E6EA color codes

HEX	`#E3E6EA`
RGB	`rgb(227, 230, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 90.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 14%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.17, -0.28, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.17, 2.31, 263.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.824, 78.865, 89.106)`
Decimal	`14935786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E6EA, 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 #E3E6EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E6EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.77:1	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 #E3E6EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e6ea; }
.text { color: #e3e6ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e6ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 230 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e6ea, #e3e3ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E3E6EA?: #E3E6EA is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Bright Star. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E6EA?: The RGB value is 227, 230, 234: 227 red, 230 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E6EA?: The complementary color is #EAE7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E6EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.