What color is #E9E9E1?

#E9E9E1 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 #E9E9E1?

The RGB value is 233, 233, 225: 233 red, 233 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E9E1?

The complementary color is #E1E1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E9E1 color

#E9E9E1 rgb(233, 233, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9E9E1 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 91.4% green and 88.2% blue (233, 233, 225).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% 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 17.21:1).

#E9E9E1 color codes

HEX	`#E9E9E1`
RGB	`rgb(233, 233, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 91.4%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.15, -1.4, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.15, 4.13, 109.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.332, 81.038, 82.84)`
Decimal	`15329761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E9E1, 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 #E9E9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	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 #E9E9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e9e1; }
.text { color: #e9e9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 233 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e9e1, #e5e9e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E9E9E1?: #E9E9E1 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 #E9E9E1?: The RGB value is 233, 233, 225: 233 red, 233 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E9E1?: The complementary color is #E1E1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.