What color is #E5E7E4?

#E5E7E4 is a light gray known as Whale Bone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E7E4?

The RGB value is 229, 231, 228: 229 red, 231 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E7E4?

The complementary color is #E6E4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E7E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E7E4 color

#E5E7E4 rgb(229, 231, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5E7E4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 90.6% green and 89.4% blue (229, 231, 228).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 6% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

This exact color is also called Whale Bone.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#E5E7E4 color codes

HEX	`#E5E7E4`
RGB	`rgb(229, 231, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 90.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 6%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 1%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.42, -1.2, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.42, 1.72, 134.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.89, 79.411, 84.766)`
Decimal	`15067108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E7E4, 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 #E5E7E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E7E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	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 #E5E7E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e7e4; }
.text { color: #e5e7e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e7e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 231 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e7e4, #e4e7e5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5E7E4?: #E5E7E4 is a light gray known as Whale Bone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E7E4?: The RGB value is 229, 231, 228: 229 red, 231 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E7E4?: The complementary color is #E6E4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E7E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.