What color is #E5E3EA?

#E5E3EA is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Festive Ferret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E3EA?

The RGB value is 229, 227, 234: 229 red, 227 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E3EA?

The complementary color is #E8EAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E3EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E3EA color

#E5E3EA rgb(229, 227, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5E3EA is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 89% green and 91.8% blue (229, 227, 234).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 14% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Festive Ferret (#DFDFE5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#E5E3EA color codes

HEX	`#E5E3EA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 227, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 89%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 14%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.57, 1.93, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.57, 3.71, 301.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.631, 77.537, 88.86)`
Decimal	`15066090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E3EA, 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 #E5E3EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E3EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #E5E3EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e3ea; }
.text { color: #e5e3ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e3ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 227 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e3ea, #e9e3ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E5E3EA?: #E5E3EA is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Festive Ferret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E3EA?: The RGB value is 229, 227, 234: 229 red, 227 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E3EA?: The complementary color is #E8EAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E3EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.