Palettes / Colors / #E4EAE6
#E4EAE6 — Pale Dusty Green
#E4EAE6 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #E4EAE6 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#E4EAE6 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EBE5E9; it also sits naturally between #E6EBE5 and #E5EBEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4EAE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 234, 230 |
| HSL | 140°, 12%, 91% |
| HSV | 140°, 3%, 92% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 2%, 8% |
| XYZ | 75.70, 81.05, 86.52 |
| Yxy | 81.05, 0.3112, 0.3332 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.16, -2.71, 1.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.03, -2.69, 1.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 92% · Blue 90%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4EAE6
.text { color: #E4EAE6; }
.background { background-color: #E4EAE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4EAE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 234, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 12%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4EAE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 234, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4EAE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 234, 230, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4EAE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4EAE6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E4EAE6
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Tones of #E4EAE6
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBE5E9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4EAE6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4EAE6
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E4EAE6: ·
How #E4EAE6 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #E4EAE6 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E4EAE6?
#E4EAE6 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 228, 234, 230). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4EAE6?
#E4EAE6 is RGB 228, 234, 230 — HSL 140°, 12%, 91% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 2%, 8%.
What colors go with #E4EAE6?
Its complement is #EBE5E9; analogous partners are #E6EBE5 and #E5EBEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4EAE6 for text?
Black text on #E4EAE6 has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.