What color is #E7E7EC?

#E7E7EC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E7EC?

The RGB value is 231, 231, 236: 231 red, 231 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E7EC?

The complementary color is #ECECE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E7EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E7EC color

#E7E7EC rgb(231, 231, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7E7EC is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 90.6% green and 92.5% blue (231, 231, 236).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#E7E7EC color codes

HEX	`#E7E7EC`
RGB	`rgb(231, 231, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 90.6%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.77, 0.9, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.77, 2.58, 290.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.669, 80.197, 90.781)`
Decimal	`15198188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E7EC, 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 #E7E7EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E7EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #E7E7EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e7ec; }
.text { color: #e7e7ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e7ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 231 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e7ec, #eae7ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E7E7EC?: #E7E7EC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E7EC?: The RGB value is 231, 231, 236: 231 red, 231 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E7EC?: The complementary color is #ECECE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E7EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.