#e9eaed

Color #e9eaed

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color White Smoke #f5f5f5 · ΔE 4.15 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e9eaed

RGB

rgb(233, 234, 237)

HSL

hsl(225, 10%, 92.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 1.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(92.7, 0.2, -1.57)

LCH

lch(92.7, 1.58, 277.26)

OKLCH

oklch(93.7%, 0.0042, 271.36)

HWB

hwb(225, 91.4%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edece9

Analogous

#e9eced

#e9eaed

#eae9ed

Triadic

#e9eaed

#ede9ea

#eaede9

Split-complementary

#e9eaed

#edeae9

#ecede9

Tetradic

#e9eaed

#ece9ed

#edece9

#eaede9

Square

#e9eaed

#ede9ec

#edece9

#e9edea

Shades

Color #e9eaed mixed toward black.

#bec1ca

#9398a7

#6a7081

#474a56

#23252b

Tints

Color #e9eaed mixed toward white.

#edeef0

#f0f1f3

#f4f5f6

#f8f8f9

#fbfcfc

Tones

Color #e9eaed mixed toward gray.

#e9eaed

#eaeaec

#eaebec

#ebebeb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e9e9ec · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#e9e9ec · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#e9ecec · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#eaeaea · ΔE 1.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e9eaed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9eaed]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#e9eaed (#e9eaed) is rgb(233, 234, 237) in RGB.

No, #e9eaed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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