What color is #E9E7E9?

#E9E7E9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E7E9?

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

What is the complementary color of #E9E7E9?

The complementary color is #E7E9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E7E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E7E9 color

#E9E7E9 rgb(233, 231, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9E7E9 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sheikh White (#EFECEE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#E9E7E9 color codes

HEX	`#E9E7E9`
RGB	`rgb(233, 231, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 90.6%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.85, 1.03, -0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.85, 1.26, 324.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.886, 80.359, 88.535)`
Decimal	`15329257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E7E9, 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 #E9E7E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E7E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	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 #E9E7E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e7e9; }
.text { color: #e9e7e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e7e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 231 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e7e9, #e9e7e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E9E7E9?: #E9E7E9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E7E9?: The RGB value is 233, 231, 233: 233 red, 231 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E7E9?: The complementary color is #E7E9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E7E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.