What color is #E7E5EE?

#E7E5EE is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E5EE?

The RGB value is 231, 229, 238: 231 red, 229 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E5EE?

The complementary color is #ECEEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E5EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E5EE color

#E7E5EE rgb(231, 229, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7E5EE is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 89.8% green and 93.3% blue (231, 229, 238).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 21% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.84:1).

#E7E5EE color codes

HEX	`#E7E5EE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 229, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 89.8%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 21%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.32, 2.3, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.32, 4.72, 299.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.404, 79.201, 92.134)`
Decimal	`15197678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E5EE, 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 #E7E5EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E5EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.84:1	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 #E7E5EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e5ee; }
.text { color: #e7e5ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e5ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 229 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e5ee, #ece5ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #E7E5EE?: #E7E5EE is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E5EE?: The RGB value is 231, 229, 238: 231 red, 229 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E5EE?: The complementary color is #ECEEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E5EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.