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#E4E8E9 Placebo

#E4E8E9 is a very light gray named Placebo. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 91.0% green and 91.4% blue (rgb(228, 232, 233)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 10% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #E4E8E9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.02:1.

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Variations of #E4E8E9

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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#E4E8E9 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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#E4E8E9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E8E9 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 #E6E7E9
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7E8E9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6E8E9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6E7E9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E6E7E9
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E3E8E8
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4E8E9
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6E7E8

#E4E8E9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#E4E8E9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.02:1 Super#E4E8E9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E8E9 in CSS

/* Placebo */
.color { color: #E4E8E9; }
.background { background-color: #E4E8E9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E8E9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 232 233);
color: hsl(192 10% 90%);
color: oklch(0.928 0.005 214.3);

#E4E8E9 FAQ

What color is #E4E8E9?

#E4E8E9 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 #E4E8E9?

#E4E8E9 is rgb(228, 232, 233) in RGB, hsl(192, 10%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E8E9?

The complementary color of #E4E8E9 is #E9E5E4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E8E9?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E8E9: 17.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E8E9 a warm or cool color?

#E4E8E9 is a neutral color.