What color is #E8E8EA?

#E8E8EA is a light gray, closest to the named color Placebo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E8EA?

The RGB value is 232, 232, 234: 232 red, 232 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E8EA?

The complementary color is #EAEAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E8EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E8EA color

#E8E8EA rgb(232, 232, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8E8EA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 91% green and 91.8% blue (232, 232, 234).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Placebo (#E7E7E7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#E8E8EA color codes

HEX	`#E8E8EA`
RGB	`rgb(232, 232, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 91%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.05, 0.36, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.05, 1.03, 290.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.984, 80.81, 89.368)`
Decimal	`15263978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E8EA, 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 #E8E8EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E8EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #E8E8EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e8ea; }
.text { color: #e8e8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e8ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 232 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e8ea, #e9e8ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E8E8EA?: #E8E8EA is a light gray, closest to the named color Placebo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E8EA?: The RGB value is 232, 232, 234: 232 red, 232 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E8EA?: The complementary color is #EAEAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E8EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.