What color is #E9EAED?

#E9EAED is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Plaster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9EAED?

The RGB value is 233, 234, 237: 233 red, 234 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9EAED?

The complementary color is #EDECE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9EAED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9EAED color

#E9EAED rgb(233, 234, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9EAED is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 91.8% green and 92.9% blue (233, 234, 237).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 10% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Plaster (#EAEAEA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.46:1).

#E9EAED color codes

HEX	`#E9EAED`
RGB	`rgb(233, 234, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 91.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 10%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.7, 0.2, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.7, 1.58, 277.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.31, 82.284, 91.861)`
Decimal	`15330029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9EAED, 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 #E9EAED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9EAED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.46:1	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 #E9EAED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9eaed; }
.text { color: #e9eaed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9eaed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 234 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9eaed, #eae9ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #E9EAED?: #E9EAED is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Plaster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9EAED?: The RGB value is 233, 234, 237: 233 red, 234 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9EAED?: The complementary color is #EDECE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9EAED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.