#e5e4e6

Color #e5e4e6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-200 #e4e4e7 · ΔE 0.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e4e6

RGB

rgb(229, 228, 230)

HSL

hsl(270, 3.8%, 89.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 0.9%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.4%, 0.9%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(90.72, 0.69, -0.85)

LCH

lch(90.72, 1.09, 309.07)

OKLCH

oklch(92%, 0.0029, 308.05)

HWB

hwb(270, 89.4%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5e6e4

Analogous

#e4e4e6

#e5e4e6

#e6e4e6

Triadic

#e5e4e6

#e6e5e4

#e4e6e5

Split-complementary

#e5e4e6

#e6e6e4

#e4e6e4

Tetradic

#e5e4e6

#e6e4e5

#e5e6e4

#e4e6e5

Square

#e5e4e6

#e6e4e4

#e5e6e4

#e4e6e6

Shades

Color #e5e4e6 mixed toward black.

#bfbcc1

#99959d

#726e77

#4c494f

#262528

Tints

Color #e5e4e6 mixed toward white.

#e9e9ea

#eeedee

#f2f2f2

#f6f6f7

#fbfbfb

Tones

Color #e5e4e6 mixed toward gray.

#e5e4e6

#e5e4e5

#e5e5e5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e5e6 · ΔE 0.8

Deuteranopia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#e4e4e4 · ΔE 1.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e4e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e4e6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#e5e4e6 (#e5e4e6) is rgb(229, 228, 230) in RGB.

No, #e5e4e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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