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#E4E4E6 Shaving Cream

#E4E4E6 is a very light gray named Shaving Cream. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 89.4% green and 90.2% blue (rgb(228, 228, 230)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 4% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. #E4E4E6 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.54:1.

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Variations of #E4E4E6

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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#E4E4E6 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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#E4E4E6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E4E6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4E4E6
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4E4E6
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4E4E6
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4E4E6
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4E4E6
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4E4E5
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4E4E5
  • 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 #E4E4E5

#E4E4E6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#E4E4E6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.54:1 Super#E4E4E6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E4E6 in CSS

/* Shaving Cream */
.color { color: #E4E4E6; }
.background { background-color: #E4E4E6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E4E6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 228 230);
color: hsl(240 4% 90%);
color: oklch(0.919 0.003 286.3);

#E4E4E6 FAQ

What color is #E4E4E6?

#E4E4E6 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 #E4E4E6?

#E4E4E6 is rgb(228, 228, 230) in RGB, hsl(240, 4%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E4E6?

The complementary color of #E4E4E6 is #E6E6E4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E4E6?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E4E6: 16.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E4E6 a warm or cool color?

#E4E4E6 is a neutral color.