What color is #E2E0DC?

#E2E0DC is a very light, grayish orange known as Ghosted. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ghosted?

The RGB value is 226, 224, 220: 226 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ghosted?

The complementary color is #DCDEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ghosted color: hex code #E2E0DC

#E2E0DC rgb(226, 224, 220)

Shades of gray

Ghosted has the hex code #E2E0DC. It is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 87.8% green and 86.3% blue (226, 224, 220).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 9% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.93:1).

Ghosted (#E2E0DC) color codes

HEX	`#E2E0DC`
RGB	`rgb(226, 224, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 87.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 9%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 3%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.23, -0.03, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.23, 2.19, 90.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.936, 74.648, 78.368)`
Decimal	`14868700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ghosted, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E2E0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E2E0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e0dc; }
.text { color: #e2e0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 224 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e0dc, #e1e2dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E2E0DC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2E0DC?: #E2E0DC is a very light, grayish orange known as Ghosted. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ghosted?: The RGB value is 226, 224, 220: 226 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ghosted?: The complementary color is #DCDEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.