#e4e8ed

Color #e4e8ed

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 5.01 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e4e8ed

RGB

rgb(228, 232, 237)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 20%, 91.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 3.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 2.1%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(91.83, -0.42, -2.89)

LCH

lch(91.83, 2.92, 261.73)

OKLCH

oklch(92.9%, 0.008, 254.05)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 89.4%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ede9e4

Analogous

#e4eded

#e4e8ed

#e5e4ed

Triadic

#e4e8ed

#ede4e8

#e8ede4

Split-complementary

#e4e8ed

#ede5e4

#edede4

Tetradic

#e4e8ed

#e9e4ed

#ede9e4

#e8ede4

Square

#e4e8ed

#ede4ed

#ede9e4

#e4ede5

Shades

Color #e4e8ed mixed toward black.

#b6c0ce

#8799af

#5d728c

#3e4c5d

#1f262f

Tints

Color #e4e8ed mixed toward white.

#e9ecf0

#edf0f3

#f2f4f6

#f6f7f9

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e4e8ed mixed toward gray.

#e5e8ec

#e6e8ec

#e6e8eb

#e7e8ea

#e8e8e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6ec · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#e6e5ec · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#e4ebeb · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e4e8ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e4e8ed]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#e4e8ed (#e4e8ed) is rgb(228, 232, 237) in RGB.

No, #e4e8ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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