#e5e8ec

Color #e5e8ec

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.72 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 0.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e8ec

RGB

rgb(229, 232, 236)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 15.6%, 91.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 3%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 1.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(91.88, -0.28, -2.29)

LCH

lch(91.88, 2.31, 263.03)

OKLCH

oklch(93%, 0.0063, 255.3)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 89.8%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ece9e5

Analogous

#e5ecec

#e5e8ec

#e6e5ec

Triadic

#e5e8ec

#ece5e8

#e8ece5

Split-complementary

#e5e8ec

#ece6e5

#ecece5

Tetradic

#e5e8ec

#e9e5ec

#ece9e5

#e8ece5

Square

#e5e8ec

#ece5ec

#ece9e5

#e5ece6

Shades

Color #e5e8ec mixed toward black.

#b8c0cb

#8b99ab

#627286

#414c5a

#21262d

Tints

Color #e5e8ec mixed toward white.

#e9ecef

#eef0f2

#f2f4f6

#f6f7f9

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e5e8ec mixed toward gray.

#e6e8eb

#e7e8ea

#e8e8e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6eb · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#e6e6eb · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#e5eaea · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e8ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e8ec]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#e5e8ec (#e5e8ec) is rgb(229, 232, 236) in RGB.

No, #e5e8ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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