What color is #E4ECEC?

#E4ECEC is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4ECEC?

The RGB value is 228, 236, 236: 228 red, 236 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4ECEC?

The complementary color is #ECE4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4ECEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4ECEC color

#E4ECEC rgb(228, 236, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4ECEC is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 92.5% green and 92.5% blue (228, 236, 236).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 17% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Warp Drive (#EAF2F1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#E4ECEC color codes

HEX	`#E4ECEC`
RGB	`rgb(228, 236, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 92.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 17%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.81, -2.65, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.81, 2.81, 199.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.128, 82.541, 91.209)`
Decimal	`15002860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4ECEC, 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 #E4ECEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4ECEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	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 #E4ECEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4ecec; }
.text { color: #e4ecec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4ecec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 236 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4ecec, #e4e8ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E4ECEC?: #E4ECEC is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4ECEC?: The RGB value is 228, 236, 236: 228 red, 236 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4ECEC?: The complementary color is #ECE4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4ECEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.