What color is #E5E1E4?

#E5E1E4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Chrome. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E1E4?

The RGB value is 229, 225, 228: 229 red, 225 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E1E4?

The complementary color is #E1E5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E1E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E1E4 color

#E5E1E4 rgb(229, 225, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5E1E4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 88.2% green and 89.4% blue (229, 225, 228).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 7% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Chrome (#E1DFE1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#E5E1E4 color codes

HEX	`#E5E1E4`
RGB	`rgb(229, 225, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 88.2%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 7%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 2%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.91, 1.88, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.91, 2.12, 332.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.24, 76.11, 84.216)`
Decimal	`15065572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E1E4, 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 #E5E1E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E1E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #E5E1E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e1e4; }
.text { color: #e5e1e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e1e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 225 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e1e4, #e5e1e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E5E1E4?: #E5E1E4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Chrome. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E1E4?: The RGB value is 229, 225, 228: 229 red, 225 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E1E4?: The complementary color is #E1E5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E1E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.