#E7EAEA Hex Color
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#e7eaea is a pale, highly muted grey with a faint cool green cast, giving it a bleached, airy appearance. Its restrained lightness suits minimalist interfaces, product layouts, architecture, and open backgrounds. Use it as a dominant base with charcoal or black typography. Black text achieves about 17.4:1 contrast, making it suitable for accessible body text. The hex code is #e7eaea.
Questions about #e7eaea
What is #e7eaea in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #e7eaea is rgb(231, 234, 234), in HSL hsl(180, 7%, 91%) and in CMYK 1%, 0%, 0%, 8%.
What colors pair well with #e7eaea?
Does #e7eaea read as a warm or cool color?
#e7eaea reads as a cool neutral because its very pale grey base carries a faint green cast, which shifts it away from yellow, beige, and other visibly warm neutrals in use. It looks clean and airy on large backgrounds.
Is #e7eaea readable on white or black?
#e7eaea has a 1.21:1 contrast ratio on white and 17.35:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.