What color is #E4E0EA?

#E4E0EA is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E0EA?

The RGB value is 228, 224, 234: 228 red, 224 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E0EA?

The complementary color is #E6EAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E0EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E0EA color

#E4E0EA rgb(228, 224, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4E0EA is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 87.8% green and 91.8% blue (228, 224, 234).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 19% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#E4E0EA color codes

HEX	`#E4E0EA`
RGB	`rgb(228, 224, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 87.8%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 19%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.74, 3.15, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.74, 5.4, 305.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.499, 75.746, 88.574)`
Decimal	`14999786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E0EA, 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 #E4E0EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E0EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #E4E0EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e0ea; }
.text { color: #e4e0ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e0ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 224 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e0ea, #e9e0ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E4E0EA?: #E4E0EA is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E0EA?: The RGB value is 228, 224, 234: 228 red, 224 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E0EA?: The complementary color is #E6EAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E0EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.