#e6e7ea

Color #e6e7ea

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.2 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 0.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e6e7ea

RGB

rgb(230, 231, 234)

HSL

hsl(225, 8.7%, 91%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 1.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(91.65, 0.2, -1.57)

LCH

lch(91.65, 1.58, 277.26)

OKLCH

oklch(92.8%, 0.0042, 271.36)

HWB

hwb(225, 90.2%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eae9e6

Analogous

#e6e9ea

#e6e7ea

#e7e6ea

Triadic

#e6e7ea

#eae6e7

#e7eae6

Split-complementary

#e6e7ea

#eae7e6

#e9eae6

Tetradic

#e6e7ea

#e9e6ea

#eae9e6

#e7eae6

Square

#e6e7ea

#eae6e9

#eae9e6

#e6eae7

Shades

Color #e6e7ea mixed toward black.

#bcbfc7

#9296a3

#6a6f7e

#474a54

#23252a

Tints

Color #e6e7ea mixed toward white.

#eaebee

#eeeff1

#f3f3f5

#f7f7f8

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e6e7ea mixed toward gray.

#e6e7ea

#e7e7e9

#e7e8e9

#e8e8e8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6e9 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#e6e6e9 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#e6e9e9 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#e7e7e7 · ΔE 1.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e6e7ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6e7ea]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#e6e7ea (#e6e7ea) is rgb(230, 231, 234) in RGB.

No, #e6e7ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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