Close to Platinum
#E8EDEC
#E8EDEC is a very light, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Platinum. In RGB it’s made of 91% red, 92.9% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 168°, with 12% saturation and 92% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E8EDEC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.18:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.76:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.18:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.76:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E8EDEC as they’d see it.
#E8EDEC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Brands with a similar color
Brand names identify the brands only; no affiliation. Test yourself in Brand Colors.
Questions about #E8EDEC
What color is #E8EDEC?
#E8EDEC is a very light, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Platinum. In RGB it’s made of 91% red, 92.9% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 168°, with 12% saturation and 92% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #E8EDEC in RGB?
#E8EDEC is rgb(232, 237, 236): 232 red, 237 green, and 236 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E8EDEC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 0, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E8EDEC?
PANTONE 7541 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E8EDEC?
Its complement #F0EBEC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.