What color is #E5ECED?

#E5ECED is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Morning Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5ECED?

The RGB value is 229, 236, 237: 229 red, 236 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5ECED?

The complementary color is #EDE6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5ECED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5ECED color

#E5ECED rgb(229, 236, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5ECED is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 92.5% green and 92.9% blue (229, 236, 237).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 18% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Morning Mist (#E5EDF1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#E5ECED color codes

HEX	`#E5ECED`
RGB	`rgb(229, 236, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 92.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 18%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.91, -2.14, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.91, 2.5, 211.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.592, 82.763, 91.991)`
Decimal	`15068397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5ECED, 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 #E5ECED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5ECED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	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 #E5ECED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5eced; }
.text { color: #e5eced; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5eced; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 236 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5eced, #e5e8ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E5ECED?: #E5ECED is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Morning Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5ECED?: The RGB value is 229, 236, 237: 229 red, 236 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5ECED?: The complementary color is #EDE6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5ECED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.