#e4e7eb

Color #e4e7eb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.41 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 0.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e4e7eb

RGB

rgb(228, 231, 235)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 14.9%, 90.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 1.7%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(91.52, -0.28, -2.29)

LCH

lch(91.52, 2.31, 263.03)

OKLCH

oklch(92.7%, 0.0063, 255.3)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 89.4%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebe8e4

Analogous

#e4ebeb

#e4e7eb

#e5e4eb

Triadic

#e4e7eb

#ebe4e7

#e7ebe4

Split-complementary

#e4e7eb

#ebe5e4

#ebebe4

Tetradic

#e4e7eb

#e8e4eb

#ebe8e4

#e7ebe4

Square

#e4e7eb

#ebe4eb

#ebe8e4

#e4ebe5

Shades

Color #e4e7eb mixed toward black.

#b8c0ca

#8b98a9

#637185

#424c59

#21262c

Tints

Color #e4e7eb mixed toward white.

#e9ebee

#edeff2

#f2f3f5

#f6f7f8

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e4e7eb mixed toward gray.

#e5e7ea

#e6e7e9

#e7e7e8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e5ea · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#e5e5ea · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#e4e9e9 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#e7e7e7 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e4e7eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e4e7eb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#e4e7eb (#e4e7eb) is rgb(228, 231, 235) in RGB.

No, #e4e7eb 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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