Ghost white

#e4e2e8

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for ghost white, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Ghost white is a pale purple with a gentle cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Ghost white color values

Every conversion for #e4e2e8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4e2e8

RGB228, 226, 232

HSL260, 12%, 90%

HSV260, 3%, 91%

CMYK2%, 3%, 0%, 9%

Lab90.19, 1.76, -2.69

XYZ73.76, 76.71, 87.26

Decimal15000296

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone538 C

Shades of ghost white

#cecad5 #b8b2c2 #a19aaf #8b839c #756c88 #615970 #4c4659 #383341 #232029 #0f0e11

Tints of ghost white

#e6e4ea #e8e6eb #e9e8ed #ebeaee #edecf0 #efedf1 #f0eff3 #f2f1f4 #f4f3f6 #f6f5f7

Colors that go with ghost white

Complementary#e6e8e2 Analogous#e2e3e8 Analogous#e7e2e8 Triadic#e8e4e2 Triadic#e2e8e4 Split complementary#e8e7e2 Split complementary#e3e8e2

Ghost white in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 2, 3, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4e2e8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 3 0 9

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 7 4 15

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Ghost white in css

Copy #e4e2e8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4e2e8; }
.text { color: #e4e2e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e2e8; }

How ghost white looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Ghost white and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e4e2e8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4e2e8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Ghost white on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e4e2e8 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around ghost white? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn ghost white into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e4e2e8 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from ghost white, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #e4e2e8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.