What color is #E0E2E4?

#E0E2E4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E2E4?

The RGB value is 224, 226, 228: 224 red, 226 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E2E4?

The complementary color is #E4E2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E2E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E2E4 color

#E0E2E4 rgb(224, 226, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0E2E4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 88.6% green and 89.4% blue (224, 226, 228).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 7% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Wind Chime (#DFE0E2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

#E0E2E4 color codes

HEX	`#E0E2E4`
RGB	`rgb(224, 226, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 88.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 7%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 2%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.79, -0.31, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.79, 1.25, 255.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.938, 75.841, 84.233)`
Decimal	`14738148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E2E4, 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 #E0E2E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E2E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	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 #E0E2E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e2e4; }
.text { color: #e0e2e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e2e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 226 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e2e4, #e0e0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E0E2E4?: #E0E2E4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E2E4?: The RGB value is 224, 226, 228: 224 red, 226 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E2E4?: The complementary color is #E4E2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E2E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.