What color is #E3E9EA?

#E3E9EA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E9EA?

The RGB value is 227, 233, 234: 227 red, 233 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E9EA?

The complementary color is #EAE4E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E9EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E9EA color

#E3E9EA rgb(227, 233, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3E9EA is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 91.4% green and 91.8% blue (227, 233, 234).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 14% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Shaving Cream (#E1E5E5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#E3E9EA color codes

HEX	`#E3E9EA`
RGB	`rgb(227, 233, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 91.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 14%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.93, -1.82, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.93, 2.17, 213.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.666, 80.549, 89.387)`
Decimal	`14936554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E9EA, 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 #E3E9EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E9EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #E3E9EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e9ea; }
.text { color: #e3e9ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e9ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 233 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e9ea, #e3e5ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E3E9EA?: #E3E9EA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E9EA?: The RGB value is 227, 233, 234: 227 red, 233 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E9EA?: The complementary color is #EAE4E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E9EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.