What color is #E8E8DF?

#E8E8DF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Polar Bear. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E8DF?

The RGB value is 232, 232, 223: 232 red, 232 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E8DF?

The complementary color is #DFDFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E8DF?

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.

#E8E8DF color

#E8E8DF rgb(232, 232, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8E8DF is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 91% green and 87.5% blue (232, 232, 223).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Polar Bear (#EAE9E0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E8E8DF color codes

HEX	`#E8E8DF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 232, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 91%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.77, -1.57, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.77, 4.65, 109.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.453, 80.197, 81.302)`
Decimal	`15263967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E8DF, 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 #E8E8DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E8DF 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 #E8E8DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e8df; }
.text { color: #e8e8df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e8df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 232 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e8df, #e3e8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E8E8DF?: #E8E8DF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Polar Bear. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E8DF?: The RGB value is 232, 232, 223: 232 red, 232 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E8DF?: The complementary color is #DFDFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E8DF?: 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.