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#E4E6EB closest to Placebo

#E4E6EB is a very light gray; the closest named color is Placebo. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 90.2% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(228, 230, 235)). Its HSL value is 223° hue, 15% saturation and 91% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #E4E6EB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.82:1.

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Variations of #E4E6EB

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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#E4E6EB 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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#E4E6EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E6EB 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 #E4E6EB
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5E6EB
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4E6EB
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4E6EB
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4E6EB
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E3E7E8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3E6E9
  • 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 #E5E6E7

#E4E6EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.25:1 Very poor#E4E6EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.82:1 Super#E4E6EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E6EB in CSS

/* Placebo */
.color { color: #E4E6EB; }
.background { background-color: #E4E6EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E6EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 230 235);
color: hsl(223 15% 91%);
color: oklch(0.925 0.007 268.5);

#E4E6EB FAQ

What color is #E4E6EB?

#E4E6EB 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 #E4E6EB?

#E4E6EB is rgb(228, 230, 235) in RGB, hsl(223, 15%, 91%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E6EB?

The complementary color of #E4E6EB is #EBE9E4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E6EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E6EB: 16.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E6EB a warm or cool color?

#E4E6EB is a neutral color.