What color is #E4E7E3?

#E4E7E3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whale Bone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E7E3?

The RGB value is 228, 231, 227: 228 red, 231 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E7E3?

The complementary color is #E6E3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E7E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E7E3 color

#E4E7E3 rgb(228, 231, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4E7E3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 90.6% green and 89% blue (228, 231, 227).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 8% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Whale Bone (#E5E7E4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.84:1).

#E4E7E3 color codes

HEX	`#E4E7E3`
RGB	`rgb(228, 231, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 90.6%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 8%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 2%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.32, -1.72, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.32, 2.34, 137.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.434, 79.192, 84.022)`
Decimal	`15001571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E7E3, 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 #E4E7E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E7E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.84:1	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 #E4E7E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e7e3; }
.text { color: #e4e7e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e7e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 231 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e7e3, #e3e7e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E4E7E3?: #E4E7E3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whale Bone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E7E3?: The RGB value is 228, 231, 227: 228 red, 231 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E7E3?: The complementary color is #E6E3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E7E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.