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#E7E7E7 Placebo

#E7E7E7 is a very light gray named Placebo. In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 90.6% green and 90.6% blue (rgb(231, 231, 231)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 0% saturation and 91% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #E7E7E7 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.98:1.

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Variations of #E7E7E7

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E7E7E7 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E7E7E7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E7E7E7 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatopsia 100% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7

#E7E7E7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.24:1 Very poor#E7E7E7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.98:1 Super#E7E7E7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E7E7E7 in CSS

/* Placebo */
.color { color: #E7E7E7; }
.background { background-color: #E7E7E7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E7E7E7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(231 231 231);
color: hsl(0 0% 91%);
color: oklch(0.928 0.000 89.9);

#E7E7E7 FAQ

What color is #E7E7E7?

#E7E7E7 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Placebo. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E7E7E7?

#E7E7E7 is rgb(231, 231, 231) in RGB, hsl(0, 0%, 91%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E7E7E7?

The complementary color of #E7E7E7 is #E7E7E7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E7E7E7?

Black text has the best contrast on #E7E7E7: 16.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E7E7E7 a warm or cool color?

#E7E7E7 is a neutral color.