Snow

#e8e2e4

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

Snow is a pale pink, quiet and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Snow color values

Every conversion for #e8e2e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8e2e4
RGB232, 226, 228
HSL340, 12%, 90%
HSV340, 3%, 91%
CMYK0%, 3%, 2%, 9%
Lab90.39, 2.38, -0.26
XYZ74.48, 77.15, 84.36
Decimal15262436
Web safe#ffcccc
Pantone5315 C
Pantone5315 CHex#e8e2e4Rgb232 226 228Cmyk0 3 2 9Lab90 2 0Darker#a9929aDeep#c8babfLighter#f1eeef

Shades of snow

Tints of snow

Colors that go with snow

Snow in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 2, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8e2e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 3 2 9
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 7 6 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.

Snow in css

Copy #e8e2e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8e2e4; }
.text { color: #e8e2e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e2e4; }

How snow looks on light and dark

Snow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e8e2e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.28:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
16.43:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8e2e4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Snow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e8e2e4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

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

Turn snow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e8e2e4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e8e2e4 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.