#e5e8ee

Color #e5e8ee

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 5.29 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e8ee

RGB

rgb(229, 232, 238)

HSL

hsl(220, 20.9%, 91.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 3.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 2.5%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(91.93, 0.09, -3.26)

LCH

lch(91.93, 3.26, 271.58)

OKLCH

oklch(93%, 0.0087, 264.75)

HWB

hwb(220, 89.8%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eeebe5

Analogous

#e5edee

#e5e8ee

#e7e5ee

Triadic

#e5e8ee

#eee5e8

#e8eee5

Split-complementary

#e5e8ee

#eee7e5

#edeee5

Tetradic

#e5e8ee

#ebe5ee

#eeebe5

#e8eee5

Square

#e5e8ee

#eee5ed

#eeebe5

#e5eee7

Shades

Color #e5e8ee mixed toward black.

#b6becf

#8795b0

#5c6d8d

#3e485e

#1f242f

Tints

Color #e5e8ee mixed toward white.

#e9ecf1

#eef0f4

#f2f4f7

#f6f7f9

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e5e8ee mixed toward gray.

#e6e8ed

#e7e9ed

#e7e9ec

#e8e9eb

#e9e9ea

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6ed · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#e6e6ec · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#e5ebeb · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e8ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e8ee]

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

#e5e8ee (#e5e8ee) is rgb(229, 232, 238) in RGB.

No, #e5e8ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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