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#EAEBE7

Off White · very light neutral

About #EAEBE7

#EAEBE7 is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 92% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Off White (ΔE 4.2), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8E7EB (off white), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green235
Blue231

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 4.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 6.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EAEBE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #EAEBE7.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #EAEBE7.
17.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAEBE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAEBE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECEAE7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECEBE7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAEAEA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAEBE7?

#EAEBE7 is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 92% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EAEBE7?

Use black text. Black on #EAEBE7 has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAEBE7?

Its complementary colour is #E8E7EB, and analogous partners are #EBEAE7 and #E8EBE7.