What color is #E3EBEE?

#E3EBEE 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 #E3EBEE?

The RGB value is 227, 235, 238: 227 red, 235 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EBEE?

The complementary color is #EEE6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EBEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EBEE color

#E3EBEE rgb(227, 235, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3EBEE is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 92.2% green and 93.3% blue (227, 235, 238).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 24% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Morning Mist (#E5EDF1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#E3EBEE color codes

HEX	`#E3EBEE`
RGB	`rgb(227, 235, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 92.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 24%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.54, -2.1, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.54, 3.17, 228.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.817, 81.92, 92.638)`
Decimal	`14937070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EBEE, 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 #E3EBEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EBEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	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 #E3EBEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ebee; }
.text { color: #e3ebee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ebee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 235 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ebee, #e3e5ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E3EBEE?: #E3EBEE 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 #E3EBEE?: The RGB value is 227, 235, 238: 227 red, 235 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EBEE?: The complementary color is #EEE6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EBEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.