What color is #E3EAE6?

#E3EAE6 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3EAE6?

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

What is the complementary color of #E3EAE6?

The complementary color is #EAE3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EAE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EAE6 color

#E3EAE6 rgb(227, 234, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3EAE6 is a very light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 146°, with 14% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#E3EAE6 color codes

HEX	`#E3EAE6`
RGB	`rgb(227, 234, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 91.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 14%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.08, -3.05, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.08, 3.25, 159.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.382, 80.889, 86.489)`
Decimal	`14936806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EAE6, 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 #E3EAE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EAE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	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 #E3EAE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3eae6; }
.text { color: #e3eae6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3eae6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 234 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3eae6, #e3eaea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E3EAE6?: #E3EAE6 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3EAE6?: The RGB value is 227, 234, 230: 227 red, 234 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EAE6?: The complementary color is #EAE3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EAE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.