What color is #E5E4EC?

#E5E4EC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E4EC?

The RGB value is 229, 228, 236: 229 red, 228 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E4EC?

The complementary color is #EBECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E4EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E4EC color

#E5E4EC rgb(229, 228, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5E4EC is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 89.4% green and 92.5% blue (229, 228, 236).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 17% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#E5E4EC color codes

HEX	`#E5E4EC`
RGB	`rgb(229, 228, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 89.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 17%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.87, 1.78, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.87, 4.17, 295.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.194, 78.201, 90.473)`
Decimal	`15066348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E4EC, 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 #E5E4EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E4EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #E5E4EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e4ec; }
.text { color: #e5e4ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e4ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 228 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e4ec, #e9e4ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #E5E4EC?: #E5E4EC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E4EC?: The RGB value is 229, 228, 236: 229 red, 228 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E4EC?: The complementary color is #EBECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E4EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.