#e3e5e5

Color #e3e5e5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light cyan.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.11 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-200 #e5e5e5 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#e3e5e5

RGB

rgb(227, 229, 229)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.7%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 0.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(90.79, -0.67, -0.24)

LCH

lch(90.79, 0.71, 199.71)

OKLCH

oklch(92%, 0.0022, 195.95)

HWB

hwb(180, 89%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5e3e3

Analogous

#e3e5e4

#e3e5e5

#e3e4e5

Triadic

#e3e5e5

#e5e3e5

#e5e5e3

Split-complementary

#e3e5e5

#e5e3e4

#e5e4e3

Tetradic

#e3e5e5

#e3e3e5

#e5e3e3

#e5e5e3

Square

#e3e5e5

#e4e3e5

#e5e3e3

#e4e5e3

Shades

Color #e3e5e5 mixed toward black.

#bcc0c0

#949c9c

#6e7676

#494f4f

#252727

Tints

Color #e3e5e5 mixed toward white.

#e8e9e9

#eceeee

#f1f2f2

#f6f6f6

#fafbfb

Tones

Color #e3e5e5 mixed toward gray.

#e3e5e5

#e3e4e4

#e4e4e4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4e5 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#e4e4e5 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#e3e5e5 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e3e5e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e3e5e5]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#e3e5e5 (#e3e5e5) is rgb(227, 229, 229) in RGB.

No, #e3e5e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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