What color is #E8EFED?

#E8EFED is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EFED?

The RGB value is 232, 239, 237: 232 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EFED?

The complementary color is #EFE8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EFED color

#E8EFED rgb(232, 239, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8EFED is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 93.7% green and 92.9% blue (232, 239, 237).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 18% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Warp Drive (#EAF2F1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#E8EFED color codes

HEX	`#E8EFED`
RGB	`rgb(232, 239, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 93.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 18%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 3%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.88, -2.68, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.88, 2.69, 176.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.428, 85.003, 92.327)`
Decimal	`15265773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EFED, 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 #E8EFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	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 #E8EFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8efed; }
.text { color: #e8efed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8efed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 239 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8efed, #e8eeef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E8EFED?: #E8EFED is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EFED?: The RGB value is 232, 239, 237: 232 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EFED?: The complementary color is #EFE8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.