Ghost white

#e9ebf4

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

Ghost white is a pale blue that reads airy. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Ghost white color values

Every conversion for #e9ebf4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e9ebf4
RGB233, 235, 244
HSL229, 33%, 94%
HSV229, 5%, 96%
CMYK5%, 4%, 0%, 4%
Lab93.13, 0.98, -4.59
XYZ79.64, 83.27, 97.46
Decimal15330292
Web safe#ffffff
Pantone656 C
Pantone656 CHex#e9ebf4Rgb233 235 244Cmyk5 4 0 4Lab93 1 -5Darker#8a94c4Deep#b9c0dcLighter#ebedf4

Shades of ghost white

Tints of ghost white

Colors that go with ghost white

Ghost white in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 5, 4, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e9ebf4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
5 4 0 4
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
9 8 4 10
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 #e9ebf4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e9ebf4; }
.text { color: #e9ebf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9ebf4; }

How ghost white looks on light and dark

Ghost white and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e9ebf4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.19:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
17.65:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e9ebf4 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 #e9ebf4 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 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 #e9ebf4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #e9ebf4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.