What color is #E5EBEB?

#E5EBEB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5EBEB?

The RGB value is 229, 235, 235: 229 red, 235 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5EBEB?

The complementary color is #EBE5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EBEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5EBEB color

#E5EBEB rgb(229, 235, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5EBEB is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 92.2% green and 92.2% blue (229, 235, 235).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 13% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Shaving Cream (#E1E5E5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#E5EBEB color codes

HEX	`#E5EBEB`
RGB	`rgb(229, 235, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 92.2%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 13%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.61, -2, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.61, 2.11, 199.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.014, 82.072, 90.365)`
Decimal	`15068139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5EBEB, 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 #E5EBEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EBEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #E5EBEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ebeb; }
.text { color: #e5ebeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ebeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 235 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ebeb, #e5e8eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E5EBEB?: #E5EBEB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5EBEB?: The RGB value is 229, 235, 235: 229 red, 235 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5EBEB?: The complementary color is #EBE5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EBEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.