What color is #E4E1E8?

#E4E1E8 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E1E8?

The RGB value is 228, 225, 232: 228 red, 225 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E1E8?

The complementary color is #E5E8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E1E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E1E8 color

#E4E1E8 rgb(228, 225, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4E1E8 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 88.2% green and 91% blue (228, 225, 232).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 13% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is White Elephant (#DEDEE5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#E4E1E8 color codes

HEX	`#E4E1E8`
RGB	`rgb(228, 225, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 88.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 13%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 3%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.94, 2.27, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.94, 3.8, 306.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.483, 76.171, 87.159)`
Decimal	`15000040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E1E8, 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 #E4E1E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E1E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #E4E1E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e1e8; }
.text { color: #e4e1e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e1e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 225 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e1e8, #e8e1e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E4E1E8?: #E4E1E8 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E1E8?: The RGB value is 228, 225, 232: 228 red, 225 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E1E8?: The complementary color is #E5E8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E1E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.