What color is #E1E4E4?

#E1E4E4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E4E4?

The RGB value is 225, 228, 228: 225 red, 228 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E4E4?

The complementary color is #E4E1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E4E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E4E4 color

#E1E4E4 rgb(225, 228, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1E4E4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 89.4% green and 89.4% blue (225, 228, 228).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 5% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Shaving Cream (#E1E5E5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#E1E4E4 color codes

HEX	`#E1E4E4`
RGB	`rgb(225, 228, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 89.4%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 5%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.37, -1.01, -0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.37, 1.07, 199.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.796, 77.096, 84.43)`
Decimal	`14804196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E4E4, 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 #E1E4E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E4E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #E1E4E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e4e4; }
.text { color: #e1e4e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e4e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 228 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e4e4, #e1e3e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E1E4E4?: #E1E4E4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E4E4?: The RGB value is 225, 228, 228: 225 red, 228 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E4E4?: The complementary color is #E4E1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E4E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.