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#E7EAEF Color

#E7EAEF is rgb(231, 234, 239) in RGB, hsl(218, 20%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chrome (#DBE4EB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7EAEF
HEX#E7EAEF
RGBrgb(231, 234, 239)
HSLhsl(218, 20%, 92%)
HSVhsv(218, 3%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(93.6% 0.007 260.7)
LABlab(92.57% -0.36 -2.80)
LCHlch(92.57% 2.82 262.65)

What #E7EAEF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E7EAEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#E7EAEF Channel Values

How #E7EAEF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 231 · G 234 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 20% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 3% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E7EAEF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E7EAEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E7EAEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E7EAEF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #E7EAEF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E7EAEF
Protanopia#E9E9EF
Protanomaly#E8EAEF
Deuteranopia#E9E9EF
Deuteranomaly#E8E9EF
Tritanopia#E6EBEB
Tritanomaly#E7EAEC
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

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Using #E7EAEF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e7eaef: #E7EAEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7EAEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e7eaef': '#E7EAEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.918, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_e7eaef">#E7EAEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E7EAEF"

More Blue Colors

#E7EAEF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E7EAEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E7EAEF?

#E7EAEF is a lightest blue — rgb(231, 234, 239) in RGB and hsl(218, 20%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chrome (#DBE4EB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.53.

What is the RGB value of #E7EAEF?

#E7EAEF is rgb(231, 234, 239) — red 231, green 234, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7EAEF?

#E7EAEF converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7EAEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7EAEF scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7EAEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7EAEF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) at a CIE76 distance of 4.87, which is very hard to tell apart.

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