#e3e8ed

Color #e3e8ed

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 5.06 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e3e8ed

RGB

rgb(227, 232, 237)

HSL

hsl(210, 21.7%, 91%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 4.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 2.1%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(91.76, -0.75, -3)

LCH

lch(91.76, 3.09, 255.96)

OKLCH

oklch(92.9%, 0.0087, 247.58)

HWB

hwb(210, 89%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ede8e3

Analogous

#e3eded

#e3e8ed

#e3e3ed

Triadic

#e3e8ed

#ede3e8

#e8ede3

Split-complementary

#e3e8ed

#ede3e3

#edede3

Tetradic

#e3e8ed

#e8e3ed

#ede8e3

#e8ede3

Square

#e3e8ed

#ede3ed

#ede8e3

#e3ede3

Shades

Color #e3e8ed mixed toward black.

#b4c1cf

#859bb0

#5b748d

#3d4d5e

#1e272f

Tints

Color #e3e8ed mixed toward white.

#e8ecf0

#ecf0f3

#f1f4f6

#f6f7f9

#fafbfc

Tones

Color #e3e8ed mixed toward gray.

#e4e8ec

#e5e8eb

#e6e8eb

#e6e8ea

#e7e8e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e5ec · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#e5e5ec · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#e3ebeb · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#e7e7e7 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e3e8ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e3e8ed]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#e3e8ed (#e3e8ed) is rgb(227, 232, 237) in RGB.

No, #e3e8ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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