#e2e6e8

Color #e2e6e8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.72 Nearest Tailwind class mist-200 #e3e7e8 · ΔE 0.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e2e6e8

RGB

rgb(226, 230, 232)

HSL

hsl(200, 11.5%, 89.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 2.6%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 0.9%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(91.05, -0.97, -1.44)

LCH

lch(91.05, 1.74, 236.04)

OKLCH

oklch(92.2%, 0.0051, 228.18)

HWB

hwb(200, 88.6%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8e4e2

Analogous

#e2e8e7

#e2e6e8

#e2e3e8

Triadic

#e2e6e8

#e8e2e6

#e6e8e2

Split-complementary

#e2e6e8

#e8e2e3

#e8e7e2

Tetradic

#e2e6e8

#e4e2e8

#e8e4e2

#e6e8e2

Square

#e2e6e8

#e7e2e8

#e8e4e2

#e3e8e2

Shades

Color #e2e6e8 mixed toward black.

#b7c1c6

#8d9da4

#657780

#444f55

#22282b

Tints

Color #e2e6e8 mixed toward white.

#e7eaec

#eceef0

#f0f2f3

#f5f7f7

#fafbfb

Tones

Color #e2e6e8 mixed toward gray.

#e2e6e7

#e3e6e7

#e3e5e6

#e4e5e6

#e4e5e5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4e8 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#e4e3e7 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#e2e7e7 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e2e6e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2e6e8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#e2e6e8 (#e2e6e8) is rgb(226, 230, 232) in RGB.

No, #e2e6e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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