What color is #E4E5E6?

#E4E5E6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Placebo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E5E6?

The RGB value is 228, 229, 230: 228 red, 229 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E5E6?

The complementary color is #E6E5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E5E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E5E6 color

#E4E5E6 rgb(228, 229, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4E5E6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 89.8% green and 90.2% blue (228, 229, 230).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 4% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Placebo (#E7E7E7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.65:1).

#E4E5E6 color codes

HEX	`#E4E5E6`
RGB	`rgb(228, 229, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 89.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 4%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 1%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.89, -0.16, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.89, 0.62, 255.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.295, 78.246, 86.036)`
Decimal	`15001062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E5E6, 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 #E4E5E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E5E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.65:1	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 #E4E5E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e5e6; }
.text { color: #e4e5e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e5e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 229 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e5e6, #e4e4e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E4E5E6?: #E4E5E6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Placebo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E5E6?: The RGB value is 228, 229, 230: 228 red, 229 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E5E6?: The complementary color is #E6E5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E5E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.