#E8ECED Hex Color
Online color picker to view shades, tints, color codes, and complementary colors
#e8eced is a pale, cool-leaning grey with faint blue-green undertones and very low saturation. Its bleached quality creates an airy, clean foundation for interfaces, architecture, and minimal layouts. Use it as a dominant background with charcoal or black typography; black text achieves about 17.7:1 contrast. The hex code is #e8eced.
Questions about #e8eced
What is #e8eced in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #e8eced is rgb(232, 236, 237), in HSL hsl(192, 12%, 92%) and in CMYK 2%, 0%, 0%, 7%.
What colors pair well with #e8eced?
#e8eced works well with charcoal, black, navy, and muted blue-green accents because its pale, cool base gives darker colors clear definition. Use charcoal text for a softer look, or black for maximum contrast in interfaces and minimal layouts.
Does #e8eced look warm or cool?
#e8eced reads as a cool pale grey because its near-neutral base carries faint blue-green undertones. That subtle cast keeps it feeling clean and airy rather than warm, making it well suited to modern interfaces and minimal layouts.
Is #e8eced readable on white or black?
#e8eced has a 1.18:1 contrast ratio on white and 17.65:1 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.