#E7EAE6
Off White · very light neutral
About #E7EAE6
#E7EAE6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 92% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Off White (ΔE 4.9); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E9E6EA — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7EAE6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E7EAE6?
#E7EAE6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 92% green and 90% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E7EAE6?
Use black text. Black on #E7EAE6 has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E7EAE6?
Its complementary colour is #E9E6EA, and analogous partners are #E9EAE6 and #E6EAE7.