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#E4EBEC Color

#E4EBEC is rgb(228, 235, 236) in RGB, hsl(188, 17%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Platinum (#E5E4E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E4EBEC
HEX#E4EBEC
RGBrgb(228, 235, 236)
HSLhsl(188, 17%, 91%)
HSVhsv(188, 3%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(93.5% 0.008 207.1)
LABlab(92.53% -2.28 -1.34)
LCHlch(92.53% 2.65 210.50)

What #E4EBEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E4EBEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#E4EBEC Channel Values

How #E4EBEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 228 · G 235 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 17% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 3% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E4EBEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E4EBEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E4EBEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E4EBEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #E4EBEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E4EBEC
Protanopia#EAEAEC
Protanomaly#E8EAEC
Deuteranopia#E9E9EC
Deuteranomaly#E7EAEC
Tritanopia#E4EBEB
Tritanomaly#E4EBEB
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

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Using #E4EBEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e4ebec: #E4EBEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E4EBEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e4ebec': '#E4EBEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.922, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_e4ebec">#E4EBEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E4EBEC"

More Teal Colors

#E4EBEC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E4EBEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E4EBEC?

#E4EBEC is a lightest teal — rgb(228, 235, 236) in RGB and hsl(188, 17%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Platinum (#E5E4E2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.9.

What is the RGB value of #E4EBEC?

#E4EBEC is rgb(228, 235, 236) — red 228, green 235, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E4EBEC?

#E4EBEC converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E4EBEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E4EBEC scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E4EBEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E4EBEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) at a CIE76 distance of 4.8, which is very hard to tell apart.

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