What color is #E7ECEE?

#E7ECEE is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7ECEE?

The RGB value is 231, 236, 238: 231 red, 236 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7ECEE?

The complementary color is #EEE9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7ECEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7ECEE color

#E7ECEE rgb(231, 236, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7ECEE is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 92.5% green and 93.3% blue (231, 236, 238).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 17% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Distant Wind Chime (#EAEFF2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#E7ECEE color codes

HEX	`#E7ECEE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 236, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 92.5%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 17%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.08, -1.3, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.08, 2.02, 229.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.38, 83.153, 92.793)`
Decimal	`15199470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7ECEE, 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 #E7ECEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7ECEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	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 #E7ECEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ecee; }
.text { color: #e7ecee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ecee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 236 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ecee, #e7e9ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #E7ECEE?: #E7ECEE is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7ECEE?: The RGB value is 231, 236, 238: 231 red, 236 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7ECEE?: The complementary color is #EEE9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7ECEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.