What color is #E4E2E1?

#E4E2E1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Diamonds in the Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E2E1?

The RGB value is 228, 226, 225: 228 red, 226 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E2E1?

The complementary color is #E1E3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E2E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E2E1 color

#E4E2E1 rgb(228, 226, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4E2E1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 88.6% green and 88.2% blue (228, 226, 225).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 5% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Diamonds in the Sky (#E5E2E1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#E4E2E1 color codes

HEX	`#E4E2E1`
RGB	`rgb(228, 226, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 88.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 5%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 1%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.01, 0.5, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.01, 0.88, 55.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.78, 76.323, 82.117)`
Decimal	`15000289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E2E1, 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 #E4E2E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E2E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #E4E2E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e2e1; }
.text { color: #e4e2e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e2e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 226 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e2e1, #e4e4e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E4E2E1?: #E4E2E1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Diamonds in the Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E2E1?: The RGB value is 228, 226, 225: 228 red, 226 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E2E1?: The complementary color is #E1E3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E2E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.