What color is #E9E7DE?

#E9E7DE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Polar Bear. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E7DE?

The RGB value is 233, 231, 222: 233 red, 231 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E7DE?

The complementary color is #DEE0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E7DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E7DE color

#E9E7DE rgb(233, 231, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9E7DE is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 90.6% green and 87.1% blue (233, 231, 222).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 20% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Polar Bear (#EAE9E0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#E9E7DE color codes

HEX	`#E9E7DE`
RGB	`rgb(233, 231, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 90.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.57, -0.89, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.57, 4.7, 100.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.363, 79.75, 80.516)`
Decimal	`15329246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E7DE, 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 #E9E7DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E7DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	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 #E9E7DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e7de; }
.text { color: #e9e7de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e7de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 231 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e7de, #e5e9de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E9E7DE?: #E9E7DE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Polar Bear. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E7DE?: The RGB value is 233, 231, 222: 233 red, 231 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E7DE?: The complementary color is #DEE0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E7DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.