What color is #E7E8F0?

#E7E8F0 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 #E7E8F0?

The RGB value is 231, 232, 240: 231 red, 232 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E8F0?

The complementary color is #F0EFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E8F0 color

#E7E8F0 rgb(231, 232, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7E8F0 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 91% green and 94.1% blue (231, 232, 240).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 23% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#E7E8F0 color codes

HEX	`#E7E8F0`
RGB	`rgb(231, 232, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 91%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 23%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.13, 1.12, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.13, 4.14, 285.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.537, 80.993, 93.97)`
Decimal	`15198448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E8F0, 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 #E7E8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	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 #E7E8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e8f0; }
.text { color: #e7e8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 232 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e8f0, #ebe7f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #E7E8F0?: #E7E8F0 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 #E7E8F0?: The RGB value is 231, 232, 240: 231 red, 232 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E8F0?: The complementary color is #F0EFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.