#e4e4e7

Color #e4e4e7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.3 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-200 #e4e4e7 · ΔE 0

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Conversions

HEX

#e4e4e7

RGB

rgb(228, 228, 231)

HSL

hsl(240, 5.9%, 90%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(90.67, 0.54, -1.46)

LCH

lch(90.67, 1.56, 290.3)

OKLCH

oklch(92%, 0.0041, 285.75)

HWB

hwb(240, 89.4%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7e7e4

Analogous

#e4e6e7

#e4e4e7

#e6e4e7

Triadic

#e4e4e7

#e7e4e4

#e4e7e4

Split-complementary

#e4e4e7

#e7e6e4

#e6e7e4

Tetradic

#e4e4e7

#e7e4e7

#e7e7e4

#e4e7e4

Square

#e4e4e7

#e7e4e6

#e7e7e4

#e4e7e6

Shades

Color #e4e4e7 mixed toward black.

#bbbbc3

#93939f

#6c6c7a

#484851

#242429

Tints

Color #e4e4e7 mixed toward white.

#e8e8eb

#ededef

#f1f1f3

#f6f6f7

#fafafb

Tones

Color #e4e4e7 mixed toward gray.

#e4e4e7

#e5e5e6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4e6 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#e4e4e6 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#e4e6e6 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#e4e4e4 · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e4e4e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e4e4e7]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#e4e4e7 (#e4e4e7) is rgb(228, 228, 231) in RGB.

No, #e4e4e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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