What color is #E5EAE7?

#E5EAE7 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5EAE7?

The RGB value is 229, 234, 231: 229 red, 234 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5EAE7?

The complementary color is #EAE5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EAE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5EAE7 color

#E5EAE7 rgb(229, 234, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5EAE7 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 91.8% green and 90.6% blue (229, 234, 231).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 11% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Distant Cloud (#E5EAE6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.25:1).

#E5EAE7 color codes

HEX	`#E5EAE7`
RGB	`rgb(229, 234, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 91.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 11%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 2%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.25, -2.21, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.25, 2.37, 158.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.157, 81.273, 87.261)`
Decimal	`15067879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5EAE7, 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 #E5EAE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EAE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.25:1	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 #E5EAE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5eae7; }
.text { color: #e5eae7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5eae7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 234 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5eae7, #e5eaea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E5EAE7?: #E5EAE7 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5EAE7?: The RGB value is 229, 234, 231: 229 red, 234 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5EAE7?: The complementary color is #EAE5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EAE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.