Ghost white

#e8e5ec

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

This is Ghost white, a muted purple at 266 degrees. 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 #e8e5ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8e5ec

RGB232, 229, 236

HSL266, 16%, 91%

HSV266, 3%, 93%

CMYK2%, 3%, 0%, 7%

Lab91.35, 2.27, -3.05

XYZ76.44, 79.25, 90.63

Decimal15263212

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone538 C

Shades of ghost white

#d2ccda #bcb3c7 #a59ab5 #8f81a3 #79698f #645676 #4f445d #393244 #241f2b #0f0d12

Tints of ghost white

#e9e7ed #ebe8ee #eceaef #eeebf1 #efedf2 #f0eef3 #f2f0f4 #f3f2f5 #f4f3f6 #f6f5f7

Colors that go with ghost white

Complementary#e9ece5 Analogous#e5e6ec Analogous#ebe5ec Triadic#ece8e5 Triadic#e5ece8 Split complementary#ecece5 Split complementary#e6ece5

Ghost white in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 2, 3, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8e5ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 3 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 7 4 13

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 #e8e5ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8e5ec; }
.text { color: #e8e5ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e5ec; }

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 #e8e5ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8e5ec 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 #e8e5ec 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 #e8e5ec 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 #e8e5ec 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.