#E4E9E8
Off White · very light neutral
About #E4E9E8
With the hex code #E4E9E8, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 91% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Off White — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Snow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9E4E5, a light gray shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E4E9E8?
With the hex code #E4E9E8, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 91% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E4E9E8?
Use black text. Black on #E4E9E8 has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4E9E8?
Its complementary colour is #E9E4E5, and analogous partners are #E4E9E6 and #E4E8E9.