What color is #E8E8EF?

#E8E8EF is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E8EF?

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

What is the complementary color of #E8E8EF?

The complementary color is #EFEFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E8EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E8EF color

#E8E8EF rgb(232, 232, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8E8EF is a very light, grayish blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 18% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Diamond Cut (#E9E9F0), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.22:1).

#E8E8EF color codes

HEX	`#E8E8EF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 232, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 91%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 18%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.18, 1.26, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.18, 3.62, 290.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.713, 81.101, 93.205)`
Decimal	`15263983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E8EF, 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 #E8E8EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E8EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.22:1	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 #E8E8EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e8ef; }
.text { color: #e8e8ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e8ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 232 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e8ef, #ece8ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #E8E8EF?: #E8E8EF is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Diamond Cut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E8EF?: The RGB value is 232, 232, 239: 232 red, 232 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E8EF?: The complementary color is #EFEFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E8EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.