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#E4E9EA closest to Placebo

#E4E9EA is a very light white; the closest named color is Placebo. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 91.4% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(228, 233, 234)). Its HSL value is 190° hue, 12% saturation and 91% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #E4E9EA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.14:1.

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Variations of #E4E9EA

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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#E4E9EA 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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#E4E9EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E9EA 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 #E7E8EA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8E9EA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7E9EA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E7E8EA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E6E8EA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E3EAE9
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3E9EA
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E8E8E8
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7E8E9

#E4E9EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#E4E9EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.14:1 Super#E4E9EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E9EA in CSS

/* Placebo */
.color { color: #E4E9EA; }
.background { background-color: #E4E9EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E9EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 233 234);
color: hsl(190 12% 91%);
color: oklch(0.930 0.006 211.0);

#E4E9EA FAQ

What color is #E4E9EA?

#E4E9EA is a very light white. Its closest named color is Placebo. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E4E9EA?

#E4E9EA is rgb(228, 233, 234) in RGB, hsl(190, 12%, 91%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E9EA?

The complementary color of #E4E9EA is #EAE5E4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E9EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E9EA: 17.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E9EA a warm or cool color?

#E4E9EA is a neutral color.