What color is #E4E6E9?

#E4E6E9 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E6E9?

The RGB value is 228, 230, 233: 228 red, 230 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E6E9?

The complementary color is #E9E7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E6E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E6E9 color

#E4E6E9 rgb(228, 230, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4E6E9 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 90.2% green and 91.4% blue (228, 230, 233).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 10% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wind Chime (#DFE0E2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.79:1).

#E4E6E9 color codes

HEX	`#E4E6E9`
RGB	`rgb(228, 230, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 90.2%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 10%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 2%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.22, -0.13, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.22, 1.7, 265.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.997, 78.971, 88.367)`
Decimal	`15001321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E6E9, 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 #E4E6E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E6E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.79:1	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 #E4E6E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e6e9; }
.text { color: #e4e6e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e6e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 230 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e6e9, #e5e4e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E4E6E9?: #E4E6E9 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E6E9?: The RGB value is 228, 230, 233: 228 red, 230 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E6E9?: The complementary color is #E9E7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E6E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.