What color is #E4EAE4?

#E4EAE4 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 #E4EAE4?

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

What is the complementary color of #E4EAE4?

The complementary color is #EAE4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EAE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EAE4 color

#E4EAE4 rgb(228, 234, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4EAE4 is a very light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#E4EAE4 color codes

HEX	`#E4EAE4`
RGB	`rgb(228, 234, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 91.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.11, -3.07, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.11, 3.79, 144.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.419, 80.941, 85.034)`
Decimal	`15002340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EAE4, 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 #E4EAE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EAE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	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 #E4EAE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4eae4; }
.text { color: #e4eae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4eae4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 234 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4eae4, #e4eae7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E4EAE4?: #E4EAE4 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 #E4EAE4?: The RGB value is 228, 234, 228: 228 red, 234 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EAE4?: The complementary color is #EAE4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EAE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.