What color is #E3EAED?

#E3EAED is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Morning Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3EAED?

The RGB value is 227, 234, 237: 227 red, 234 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EAED?

The complementary color is #EDE6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EAED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EAED color

#E3EAED rgb(227, 234, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3EAED is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 91.8% green and 92.9% blue (227, 234, 237).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 22% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Morning Mist (#E5EDF1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.26:1).

#E3EAED color codes

HEX	`#E3EAED`
RGB	`rgb(227, 234, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 91.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 22%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.26, -1.78, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.26, 2.88, 231.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.385, 81.291, 91.771)`
Decimal	`14936813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EAED, 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 #E3EAED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EAED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.26:1	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 #E3EAED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3eaed; }
.text { color: #e3eaed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3eaed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 234 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3eaed, #e3e5ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E3EAED?: #E3EAED is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Morning Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3EAED?: The RGB value is 227, 234, 237: 227 red, 234 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EAED?: The complementary color is #EDE6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EAED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.