What color is #E7E0E4?

#E7E0E4 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E0E4?

The RGB value is 231, 224, 228: 231 red, 224 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E0E4?

The complementary color is #E0E7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E0E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E0E4 color

#E7E0E4 rgb(231, 224, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7E0E4 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 87.8% green and 89.4% blue (231, 224, 228).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 13% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Meringue Kiss (#EBE2E5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#E7E0E4 color codes

HEX	`#E7E0E4`
RGB	`rgb(231, 224, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 87.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 13%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 3%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.81, 3.08, -1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.81, 3.27, 340.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.612, 75.902, 84.156)`
Decimal	`15196388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E0E4, 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 #E7E0E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E0E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	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 #E7E0E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e0e4; }
.text { color: #e7e0e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e0e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 224 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e0e4, #e7e0e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E7E0E4?: #E7E0E4 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E0E4?: The RGB value is 231, 224, 228: 231 red, 224 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E0E4?: The complementary color is #E0E7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E0E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.