#e1e4e8

Color #e1e4e8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.57 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e1e4e8

RGB

rgb(225, 228, 232)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 13.2%, 89.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 3%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 1.7%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(90.47, -0.28, -2.3)

LCH

lch(90.47, 2.32, 263.06)

OKLCH

oklch(91.8%, 0.0063, 255.3)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 88.2%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8e5e1

Analogous

#e1e7e8

#e1e4e8

#e1e1e8

Triadic

#e1e4e8

#e8e1e4

#e4e8e1

Split-complementary

#e1e4e8

#e8e1e1

#e7e8e1

Tetradic

#e1e4e8

#e5e1e8

#e8e5e1

#e4e8e1

Square

#e1e4e8

#e8e1e7

#e8e5e1

#e1e8e1

Shades

Color #e1e4e8 mixed toward black.

#b6bdc7

#8b96a6

#637081

#424b56

#21252b

Tints

Color #e1e4e8 mixed toward white.

#e6e8ec

#ebedf0

#f0f1f3

#f5f6f7

#fafafb

Tones

Color #e1e4e8 mixed toward gray.

#e2e4e7

#e3e4e6

#e4e4e5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e2e7 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#e2e2e7 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#e1e6e6 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#e4e4e4 · ΔE 2.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e1e4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e1e4e8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#e1e4e8 (#e1e4e8) is rgb(225, 228, 232) in RGB.

No, #e1e4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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