What color is #E4EEE8?

#E4EEE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EEE8?

The RGB value is 228, 238, 232: 228 red, 238 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EEE8?

The complementary color is #EEE4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EEE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EEE8 color

#E4EEE8 rgb(228, 238, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4EEE8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 93.3% green and 91% blue (228, 238, 232).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 23% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#E4EEE8 color codes

HEX	`#E4EEE8`
RGB	`rgb(228, 238, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 93.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 23%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.22, -4.4, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.22, 4.73, 158.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.132, 83.469, 88.376)`
Decimal	`15003368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EEE8, 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 #E4EEE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EEE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	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 #E4EEE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4eee8; }
.text { color: #e4eee8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4eee8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 238 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4eee8, #e4eeed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E4EEE8?: #E4EEE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EEE8?: The RGB value is 228, 238, 232: 228 red, 238 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EEE8?: The complementary color is #EEE4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EEE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.