What color is #E8EBED?

#E8EBED is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EBED?

The RGB value is 232, 235, 237: 232 red, 235 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EBED?

The complementary color is #EDEAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EBED color

#E8EBED rgb(232, 235, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8EBED is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 92.2% green and 92.9% blue (232, 235, 237).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 12% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Distant Wind Chime (#EAEFF2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#E8EBED color codes

HEX	`#E8EBED`
RGB	`rgb(232, 235, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 92.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 12%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.88, -0.64, -1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.88, 1.46, 244.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.27, 82.687, 91.941)`
Decimal	`15264749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EBED, 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 #E8EBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #E8EBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8ebed; }
.text { color: #e8ebed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8ebed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 235 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8ebed, #e8e9ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #E8EBED?: #E8EBED is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EBED?: The RGB value is 232, 235, 237: 232 red, 235 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EBED?: The complementary color is #EDEAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.