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#E4E6E8 Placebo

#E4E6E8 is a very light gray named Placebo. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 90.2% green and 91.0% blue (rgb(228, 230, 232)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 8% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #E4E6E8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.78:1.

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Variations of #E4E6E8

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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#E4E6E8 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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#E4E6E8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E6E8 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 #E5E6E8
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5E6E8
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5E6E8
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5E6E8
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E5E6E8
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E3E6E7
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4E6E7
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E5E6E6

#E4E6E8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.25:1 Very poor#E4E6E8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.78:1 Super#E4E6E8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E6E8 in CSS

/* Placebo */
.color { color: #E4E6E8; }
.background { background-color: #E4E6E8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E6E8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 230 232);
color: hsl(210 8% 90%);
color: oklch(0.924 0.003 247.9);

#E4E6E8 FAQ

What color is #E4E6E8?

#E4E6E8 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Placebo. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E4E6E8?

#E4E6E8 is rgb(228, 230, 232) in RGB, hsl(210, 8%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E6E8?

The complementary color of #E4E6E8 is #E8E6E4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E6E8?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E6E8: 16.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E6E8 a warm or cool color?

#E4E6E8 is a neutral color.