#e3e5e9

Color #e3e5e9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.82 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 0.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e3e5e9

RGB

rgb(227, 229, 233)

HSL

hsl(220, 12%, 90.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 2.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 1.7%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(90.9, 0.05, -2.18)

LCH

lch(90.9, 2.18, 271.31)

OKLCH

oklch(92.2%, 0.0058, 264.09)

HWB

hwb(220, 89%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9e7e3

Analogous

#e3e8e9

#e3e5e9

#e4e3e9

Triadic

#e3e5e9

#e9e3e5

#e5e9e3

Split-complementary

#e3e5e9

#e9e4e3

#e8e9e3

Tetradic

#e3e5e9

#e7e3e9

#e9e7e3

#e5e9e3

Square

#e3e5e9

#e9e3e8

#e9e7e3

#e3e9e4

Shades

Color #e3e5e9 mixed toward black.

#b8bdc7

#8d95a6

#656e81

#434a56

#22252b

Tints

Color #e3e5e9 mixed toward white.

#e8e9ed

#eceef0

#f1f2f4

#f6f6f8

#fafbfb

Tones

Color #e3e5e9 mixed toward gray.

#e4e5e9

#e4e5e8

#e5e6e8

#e5e6e7

#e6e6e7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4e8 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#e4e4e8 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#e3e7e7 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e3e5e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e3e5e9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#e3e5e9 (#e3e5e9) is rgb(227, 229, 233) in RGB.

No, #e3e5e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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