What color is #E7EFE8?

#E7EFE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7EFE8?

The RGB value is 231, 239, 232: 231 red, 239 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7EFE8?

The complementary color is #EFE7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7EFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7EFE8 color

#E7EFE8 rgb(231, 239, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7EFE8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 93.7% green and 91% blue (231, 239, 232).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 20% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#E7EFE8 color codes

HEX	`#E7EFE8`
RGB	`rgb(231, 239, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 93.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 20%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.69, -3.91, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.69, 4.61, 147.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.384, 84.548, 88.518)`
Decimal	`15200232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7EFE8, 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 #E7EFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7EFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #E7EFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7efe8; }
.text { color: #e7efe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7efe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 239 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7efe8, #e7efec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E7EFE8?: #E7EFE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7EFE8?: The RGB value is 231, 239, 232: 231 red, 239 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7EFE8?: The complementary color is #EFE7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7EFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.