#e1e2e5

Color #e1e2e5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 2.66 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-200 #e4e4e7 · ΔE 0.7

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Conversions

HEX

#e1e2e5

RGB

rgb(225, 226, 229)

HSL

hsl(225, 7.1%, 89%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 1.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(89.89, 0.21, -1.58)

LCH

lch(89.89, 1.59, 277.57)

OKLCH

oklch(91.3%, 0.0042, 271.36)

HWB

hwb(225, 88.2%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5e4e1

Analogous

#e1e4e5

#e1e2e5

#e2e1e5

Triadic

#e1e2e5

#e5e1e2

#e2e5e1

Split-complementary

#e1e2e5

#e5e2e1

#e4e5e1

Tetradic

#e1e2e5

#e4e1e5

#e5e4e1

#e2e5e1

Square

#e1e2e5

#e5e1e4

#e5e4e1

#e1e5e2

Shades

Color #e1e2e5 mixed toward black.

#b8bbc2

#90949f

#696d7a

#464951

#232429

Tints

Color #e1e2e5 mixed toward white.

#e6e7e9

#ebecee

#f0f0f2

#f5f5f6

#fafafb

Tones

Color #e1e2e5 mixed toward gray.

#e1e2e5

#e2e2e4

#e2e3e4

#e3e3e3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e1e4 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#e1e1e4 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#e1e4e4 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e1e2e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e1e2e5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#e1e2e5 (#e1e2e5) is rgb(225, 226, 229) in RGB.

No, #e1e2e5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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