#e2e4e9

Color #e2e4e9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.88 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e2e4e9

RGB

rgb(226, 228, 233)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 13.7%, 90%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 2.1%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(90.57, 0.24, -2.66)

LCH

lch(90.57, 2.67, 275.16)

OKLCH

oklch(91.9%, 0.0071, 268.39)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 88.6%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9e7e2

Analogous

#e2e7e9

#e2e4e9

#e4e2e9

Triadic

#e2e4e9

#e9e2e4

#e4e9e2

Split-complementary

#e2e4e9

#e9e4e2

#e7e9e2

Tetradic

#e2e4e9

#e7e2e9

#e9e7e2

#e4e9e2

Square

#e2e4e9

#e9e2e7

#e9e7e2

#e2e9e4

Shades

Color #e2e4e9 mixed toward black.

#b7bbc8

#8b93a7

#636c82

#424857

#21242b

Tints

Color #e2e4e9 mixed toward white.

#e7e8ed

#ecedf0

#f1f1f4

#f5f6f8

#fafafb

Tones

Color #e2e4e9 mixed toward gray.

#e3e4e8

#e4e5e7

#e5e5e6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e3e8 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#e3e3e8 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#e2e7e7 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#e4e4e4 · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e2e4e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2e4e9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#e2e4e9 (#e2e4e9) is rgb(226, 228, 233) in RGB.

No, #e2e4e9 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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