What color is #E9E9E0?

#E9E9E0 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 #E9E9E0?

The RGB value is 233, 233, 224: 233 red, 233 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E9E0?

The complementary color is #E0E0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E9E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E9E0 color

#E9E9E0 rgb(233, 233, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9E9E0 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 91.4% green and 87.8% blue (233, 233, 224).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Polar Bear (#EAE9E0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#E9E9E0 color codes

HEX	`#E9E9E0`
RGB	`rgb(233, 233, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 91.4%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.12, -1.57, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.12, 4.64, 109.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.196, 80.983, 82.124)`
Decimal	`15329760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E9E0, 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 #E9E9E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E9E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	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 #E9E9E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e9e0; }
.text { color: #e9e9e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e9e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 233 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e9e0, #e4e9e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E9E9E0?: #E9E9E0 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 #E9E9E0?: The RGB value is 233, 233, 224: 233 red, 233 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E9E0?: The complementary color is #E0E0E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E9E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.