#e1e6ea

Color #e1e6ea

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.24 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e1e6ea

RGB

rgb(225, 230, 234)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 17.6%, 90%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 3.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(91.03, -0.94, -2.53)

LCH

lch(91.03, 2.7, 249.62)

OKLCH

oklch(92.2%, 0.0076, 241.75)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 88.2%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eae5e1

Analogous

#e1eae9

#e1e6ea

#e1e2ea

Triadic

#e1e6ea

#eae1e6

#e6eae1

Split-complementary

#e1e6ea

#eae1e2

#eae9e1

Tetradic

#e1e6ea

#e5e1ea

#eae5e1

#e6eae1

Square

#e1e6ea

#e9e1ea

#eae5e1

#e2eae1

Shades

Color #e1e6ea mixed toward black.

#b4c0ca

#879bab

#5f7587

#3f4e5a

#20272d

Tints

Color #e1e6ea mixed toward white.

#e6eaed

#ebeef1

#f0f2f4

#f5f7f8

#fafbfb

Tones

Color #e1e6ea mixed toward gray.

#e2e6e9

#e3e6e8

#e4e6e7

#e5e6e6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e3e9 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#e3e3e9 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#e1e8e8 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e1e6ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e1e6ea]

Related colors

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#e1e6ea (#e1e6ea) is rgb(225, 230, 234) in RGB.

No, #e1e6ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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