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#E2E4E4 Shaving Cream

#E2E4E4 is a very light gray named Shaving Cream. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 89.4% green and 89.4% blue (rgb(226, 228, 228)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 4% saturation and 89% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #E2E4E4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.45:1.

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Variations of #E2E4E4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E2E4E4 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E2E4E4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2E4E4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E3E3E4
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3E4E4
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3E3E4
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3E4E4
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E1E4E4
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E2E4E4
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E3E4E4

#E2E4E4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#E2E4E4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.45:1 Super#E2E4E4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2E4E4 in CSS

/* Shaving Cream */
.color { color: #E2E4E4; }
.background { background-color: #E2E4E4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2E4E4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 228 228);
color: hsl(180 4% 89%);
color: oklch(0.917 0.002 197.1);

#E2E4E4 FAQ

What color is #E2E4E4?

#E2E4E4 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E2E4E4?

#E2E4E4 is rgb(226, 228, 228) in RGB, hsl(180, 4%, 89%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2E4E4?

The complementary color of #E2E4E4 is #E4E2E2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2E4E4?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2E4E4: 16.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2E4E4 a warm or cool color?

#E2E4E4 is a neutral color.