What color is #E3EEE8?

#E3EEE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3EEE8?

The RGB value is 227, 238, 232: 227 red, 238 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EEE8?

The complementary color is #EEE3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EEE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EEE8 color

#E3EEE8 rgb(227, 238, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3EEE8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 93.3% green and 91% blue (227, 238, 232).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 24% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#E3EEE8 color codes

HEX	`#E3EEE8`
RGB	`rgb(227, 238, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 93.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 24%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.15, -4.73, 1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.15, 5, 160.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.816, 83.306, 88.361)`
Decimal	`14937832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EEE8, 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 #E3EEE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EEE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	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 #E3EEE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3eee8; }
.text { color: #e3eee8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3eee8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 238 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3eee8, #e3eeee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E3EEE8?: #E3EEE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3EEE8?: The RGB value is 227, 238, 232: 227 red, 238 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EEE8?: The complementary color is #EEE3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EEE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.