What color is #E8EAEC?

#E8EAEC is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plaster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EAEC?

The RGB value is 232, 234, 236: 232 red, 234 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EAEC?

The complementary color is #ECEAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EAEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EAEC color

#E8EAEC rgb(232, 234, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8EAEC is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 91.8% green and 92.5% blue (232, 234, 236).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 10% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Plaster (#EAEAEA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#E8EAEC color codes

HEX	`#E8EAEC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 234, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 91.8%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 10%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.6, -0.31, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.6, 1.24, 255.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.839, 82.057, 91.079)`
Decimal	`15264492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EAEC, 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 #E8EAEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EAEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #E8EAEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8eaec; }
.text { color: #e8eaec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8eaec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 234 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8eaec, #e8e8ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E8EAEC?: #E8EAEC is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Plaster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EAEC?: The RGB value is 232, 234, 236: 232 red, 234 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EAEC?: The complementary color is #ECEAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EAEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.