#e2e8e9

Color #e2e8e9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light cyan.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.39 Nearest Tailwind class mist-200 #e3e7e8 · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e2e8e9

RGB

rgb(226, 232, 233)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 13.7%, 90%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 0.4%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(91.58, -1.82, -1.18)

LCH

lch(91.58, 2.17, 212.96)

OKLCH

oklch(92.7%, 0.0066, 208.89)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 88.6%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9e3e2

Analogous

#e2e9e7

#e2e8e9

#e2e4e9

Triadic

#e2e8e9

#e9e2e8

#e8e9e2

Split-complementary

#e2e8e9

#e9e2e4

#e9e7e2

Tetradic

#e2e8e9

#e3e2e9

#e9e3e2

#e8e9e2

Square

#e2e8e9

#e7e2e9

#e9e3e2

#e4e9e2

Shades

Color #e2e8e9 mixed toward black.

#b7c5c8

#8ba3a7

#637e82

#425457

#212a2b

Tints

Color #e2e8e9 mixed toward white.

#e7eced

#ecf0f0

#f1f3f4

#f5f7f8

#fafbfb

Tones

Color #e2e8e9 mixed toward gray.

#e3e8e8

#e3e7e8

#e4e7e7

#e4e6e7

#e5e6e6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e5e9 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#e4e4e9 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#e2e9e9 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#e7e7e7 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e2e8e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2e8e9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#e2e8e9 (#e2e8e9) is rgb(226, 232, 233) in RGB.

No, #e2e8e9 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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