What color is #E4E9E2?

#E4E9E2 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4E9E2?

The RGB value is 228, 233, 226: 228 red, 233 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4E9E2?

The complementary color is #E7E2E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4E9E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4E9E2 color

#E4E9E2 rgb(228, 233, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4E9E2 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 91.4% green and 88.6% blue (228, 233, 226).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 14% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#E4E9E2 color codes

HEX	`#E4E9E2`
RGB	`rgb(228, 233, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 91.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 14%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 3%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.8, -2.92, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.8, 4.05, 136.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.859, 80.263, 83.485)`
Decimal	`15002082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4E9E2, 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 #E4E9E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4E9E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #E4E9E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4e9e2; }
.text { color: #e4e9e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e9e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 233 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4e9e2, #e2e9e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E4E9E2?: #E4E9E2 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4E9E2?: The RGB value is 228, 233, 226: 228 red, 233 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4E9E2?: The complementary color is #E7E2E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4E9E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.