#e2e7eb

Color #e2e7eb

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.51 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e2e7eb

RGB

rgb(226, 231, 235)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 18.4%, 90.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 3.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(91.38, -0.94, -2.52)

LCH

lch(91.38, 2.69, 249.54)

OKLCH

oklch(92.5%, 0.0076, 241.75)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 88.6%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebe6e2

Analogous

#e2ebeb

#e2e7eb

#e2e3eb

Triadic

#e2e7eb

#ebe2e7

#e7ebe2

Split-complementary

#e2e7eb

#ebe2e3

#ebebe2

Tetradic

#e2e7eb

#e6e2eb

#ebe6e2

#e7ebe2

Square

#e2e7eb

#ebe2eb

#ebe6e2

#e3ebe2

Shades

Color #e2e7eb mixed toward black.

#b5c1cc

#879cac

#5e7688

#3f4e5b

#1f272d

Tints

Color #e2e7eb mixed toward white.

#e7ebee

#eceff2

#f1f3f5

#f5f7f8

#fafbfc

Tones

Color #e2e7eb mixed toward gray.

#e3e7ea

#e4e7ea

#e4e7e9

#e5e7e8

#e6e7e7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4ea · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#e4e4ea · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#e2e9e9 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e2e7eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2e7eb]

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Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#e2e7eb (#e2e7eb) is rgb(226, 231, 235) in RGB.

No, #e2e7eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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