What color is #E8EAE4?

#E8EAE4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pegasus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EAE4?

The RGB value is 232, 234, 228: 232 red, 234 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EAE4?

The complementary color is #E6E4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EAE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EAE4 color

#E8EAE4 rgb(232, 234, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8EAE4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 91.8% green and 89.4% blue (232, 234, 228).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 12% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pegasus (#E8E9E4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.32:1).

#E8EAE4 color codes

HEX	`#E8EAE4`
RGB	`rgb(232, 234, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 91.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 12%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.4, -1.73, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.4, 3.18, 122.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.703, 81.603, 85.094)`
Decimal	`15264484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EAE4, 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 #E8EAE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EAE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.32:1	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 #E8EAE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8eae4; }
.text { color: #e8eae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8eae4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 234 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8eae4, #e5eae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E8EAE4?: #E8EAE4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pegasus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EAE4?: The RGB value is 232, 234, 228: 232 red, 234 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EAE4?: The complementary color is #E6E4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EAE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.