What color is #E0E4EC?

#E0E4EC is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E4EC?

The RGB value is 224, 228, 236: 224 red, 228 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E4EC?

The complementary color is #ECE8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E4EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E4EC color

#E0E4EC rgb(224, 228, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0E4EC is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 89.4% green and 92.5% blue (224, 228, 236).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 24% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Moon (#E0E6F0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#E0E4EC color codes

HEX	`#E0E4EC`
RGB	`rgb(224, 228, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 89.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 24%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.5, 0.13, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.5, 4.35, 271.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.621, 77.39, 90.4)`
Decimal	`14738668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E4EC, 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 #E0E4EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E4EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #E0E4EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e4ec; }
.text { color: #e0e4ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e4ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 228 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e4ec, #e2e0ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E0E4EC?: #E0E4EC is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E4EC?: The RGB value is 224, 228, 236: 224 red, 228 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E4EC?: The complementary color is #ECE8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E4EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.