What color is #E7E2E6?

#E7E2E6 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E2E6?

The RGB value is 231, 226, 230: 231 red, 226 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E2E6?

The complementary color is #E2E7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E2E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E2E6 color

#E7E2E6 rgb(231, 226, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7E2E6 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 88.6% green and 90.2% blue (231, 226, 230).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 9% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Meringue Kiss (#EBE2E5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#E7E2E6 color codes

HEX	`#E7E2E6`
RGB	`rgb(231, 226, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 88.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 9%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 2%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.37, 2.4, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.37, 2.75, 330.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.432, 77.095, 85.807)`
Decimal	`15196902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E2E6, 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 #E7E2E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E2E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #E7E2E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e2e6; }
.text { color: #e7e2e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e2e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 226 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e2e6, #e7e2e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E7E2E6?: #E7E2E6 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E2E6?: The RGB value is 231, 226, 230: 231 red, 226 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E2E6?: The complementary color is #E2E7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E2E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.