What color is #E9EAEA?

#E9EAEA is a light gray, closest to the named color Plaster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9EAEA?

The RGB value is 233, 234, 234: 233 red, 234 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9EAEA?

The complementary color is #EAE9E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9EAEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9EAEA color

#E9EAEA rgb(233, 234, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9EAEA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 91.8% green and 91.8% blue (233, 234, 234).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Plaster (#EAEAEA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#E9EAEA color codes

HEX	`#E9EAEA`
RGB	`rgb(233, 234, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 91.8%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 0%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.62, -0.33, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.62, 0.35, 199.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.876, 82.11, 89.572)`
Decimal	`15330026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9EAEA, 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 #E9EAEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9EAEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	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 #E9EAEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9eaea; }
.text { color: #e9eaea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9eaea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 234 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9eaea, #e9eaea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E9EAEA?: #E9EAEA is a light gray, closest to the named color Plaster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9EAEA?: The RGB value is 233, 234, 234: 233 red, 234 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9EAEA?: The complementary color is #EAE9E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9EAEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.