What color is #E8E4EC?

#E8E4EC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E4EC?

The RGB value is 232, 228, 236: 232 red, 228 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E4EC?

The complementary color is #E8ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E4EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E4EC color

#E8E4EC rgb(232, 228, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8E4EC is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 89.4% green and 92.5% blue (232, 228, 236).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 17% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Greek Goddess (#EDE9EF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#E8E4EC color codes

HEX	`#E8E4EC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 228, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 89.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 17%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.1, 2.78, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.1, 4.4, 309.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.16, 78.699, 90.519)`
Decimal	`15262956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E4EC, 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 #E8E4EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E4EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	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 #E8E4EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e4ec; }
.text { color: #e8e4ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e4ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 228 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e4ec, #ece4ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #E8E4EC?: #E8E4EC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Greek Goddess. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E4EC?: The RGB value is 232, 228, 236: 232 red, 228 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E4EC?: The complementary color is #E8ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E4EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.