What color is #E3ECEE?

#E3ECEE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Morning Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3ECEE?

The RGB value is 227, 236, 238: 227 red, 236 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3ECEE?

The complementary color is #EEE5E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3ECEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3ECEE color

#E3ECEE rgb(227, 236, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3ECEE is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 92.5% green and 93.3% blue (227, 236, 238).

Its hue angle is 191°, 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#E3ECEE color codes

HEX	`#E3ECEE`
RGB	`rgb(227, 236, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 92.5%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 24%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.79, -2.62, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.79, 3.3, 217.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.104, 82.494, 92.733)`
Decimal	`14937326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3ECEE, 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 #E3ECEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3ECEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #E3ECEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ecee; }
.text { color: #e3ecee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ecee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 236 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ecee, #e3e7ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E3ECEE?: #E3ECEE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Morning Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3ECEE?: The RGB value is 227, 236, 238: 227 red, 236 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3ECEE?: The complementary color is #EEE5E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3ECEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.