What color is #E8EEEB?

#E8EEEB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EEEB?

The RGB value is 232, 238, 235: 232 red, 238 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EEEB?

The complementary color is #EEE8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EEEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EEEB color

#E8EEEB rgb(232, 238, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8EEEB is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 93.3% green and 92.2% blue (232, 238, 235).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 15% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Distant Cloud (#E5EAE6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#E8EEEB color codes

HEX	`#E8EEEB`
RGB	`rgb(232, 238, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 93.3%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 15%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.58, -2.53, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.58, 2.64, 163.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.846, 84.303, 90.699)`
Decimal	`15265515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EEEB, 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 #E8EEEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EEEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #E8EEEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8eeeb; }
.text { color: #e8eeeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8eeeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 238 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8eeeb, #e8eeee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E8EEEB?: #E8EEEB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EEEB?: The RGB value is 232, 238, 235: 232 red, 238 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EEEB?: The complementary color is #EEE8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EEEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.