What color is #E7ECE9?

#E7ECE9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7ECE9?

The RGB value is 231, 236, 233: 231 red, 236 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7ECE9?

The complementary color is #ECE7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7ECE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7ECE9 color

#E7ECE9 rgb(231, 236, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7ECE9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 92.5% green and 91.4% blue (231, 236, 233).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 12% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Distant Cloud (#E5EAE6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#E7ECE9 color codes

HEX	`#E7ECE9`
RGB	`rgb(231, 236, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 92.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 12%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.95, -2.2, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.95, 2.37, 158.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.656, 82.863, 88.978)`
Decimal	`15199465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7ECE9, 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 #E7ECE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7ECE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	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 #E7ECE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ece9; }
.text { color: #e7ece9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ece9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 236 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ece9, #e7ecec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E7ECE9?: #E7ECE9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7ECE9?: The RGB value is 231, 236, 233: 231 red, 236 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7ECE9?: The complementary color is #ECE7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7ECE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.