What color is #E4E4EA?

#E4E4EA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Festive Ferret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E4EA?

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

What is the complementary color of #E4E4EA?

The complementary color is #EAEAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E4EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E4EA color

#E4E4EA rgb(228, 228, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4E4EA is a very light, grayish blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Festive Ferret (#DFDFE5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#E4E4EA color codes

HEX	`#E4E4EA`
RGB	`rgb(228, 228, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 89.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.74, 1.09, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.74, 3.11, 290.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.587, 77.921, 88.937)`
Decimal	`15000810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E4EA, 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 #E4E4EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E4EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	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 #E4E4EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e4ea; }
.text { color: #e4e4ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e4ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 228 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e4ea, #e7e4ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E4E4EA?: #E4E4EA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Festive Ferret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E4EA?: The RGB value is 228, 228, 234: 228 red, 228 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E4EA?: The complementary color is #EAEAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E4EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.