What color is #E3E8EF?

#E3E8EF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E8EF?

The RGB value is 227, 232, 239: 227 red, 232 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E8EF?

The complementary color is #EFEAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E8EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E8EF color

#E3E8EF rgb(227, 232, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3E8EF is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 91% green and 93.7% blue (227, 232, 239).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 27% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Moon (#E0E6F0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#E3E8EF color codes

HEX	`#E3E8EF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 232, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 91%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 27%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.81, -0.38, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.81, 3.99, 264.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.112, 80.276, 93.13)`
Decimal	`14936303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E8EF, 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 #E3E8EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E8EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #E3E8EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e8ef; }
.text { color: #e3e8ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e8ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 232 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e8ef, #e4e3ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E3E8EF?: #E3E8EF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E8EF?: The RGB value is 227, 232, 239: 227 red, 232 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E8EF?: The complementary color is #EFEAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E8EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.