What color is #E3EBE7?

#E3EBE7 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3EBE7?

The RGB value is 227, 235, 231: 227 red, 235 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EBE7?

The complementary color is #EBE3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EBE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EBE7 color

#E3EBE7 rgb(227, 235, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3EBE7 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 92.2% green and 90.6% blue (227, 235, 231).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 17% saturation and 91% 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 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#E3EBE7 color codes

HEX	`#E3EBE7`
RGB	`rgb(227, 235, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 92.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 17%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.36, -3.38, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.36, 3.53, 163.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.808, 81.517, 87.326)`
Decimal	`14937063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EBE7, 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 #E3EBE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EBE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	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 #E3EBE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ebe7; }
.text { color: #e3ebe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ebe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 235 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ebe7, #e3ebeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E3EBE7?: #E3EBE7 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3EBE7?: The RGB value is 227, 235, 231: 227 red, 235 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EBE7?: The complementary color is #EBE3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EBE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.