What color is #E5E1E7?

#E5E1E7 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E1E7?

The RGB value is 229, 225, 231: 229 red, 225 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E1E7?

The complementary color is #E3E7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E1E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E1E7 color

#E5E1E7 rgb(229, 225, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5E1E7 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 88.2% green and 90.6% blue (229, 225, 231).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 11% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#E5E1E7 color codes

HEX	`#E5E1E7`
RGB	`rgb(229, 225, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 88.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 11%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 3%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.99, 2.42, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.99, 3.44, 314.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.66, 76.278, 86.428)`
Decimal	`15065575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E1E7, 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 #E5E1E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E1E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #E5E1E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e1e7; }
.text { color: #e5e1e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e1e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 225 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e1e7, #e7e1e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E5E1E7?: #E5E1E7 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E1E7?: The RGB value is 229, 225, 231: 229 red, 225 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E1E7?: The complementary color is #E3E7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E1E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.