#e5e6eb

Color #e5e6eb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.43 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e6eb

RGB

rgb(229, 230, 235)

HSL

hsl(230, 13%, 91%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 2.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 2.1%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(91.35, 0.57, -2.54)

LCH

lch(91.35, 2.6, 282.65)

OKLCH

oklch(92.6%, 0.0068, 276.71)

HWB

hwb(230, 89.8%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebeae5

Analogous

#e5e9eb

#e5e6eb

#e7e5eb

Triadic

#e5e6eb

#ebe5e6

#e6ebe5

Split-complementary

#e5e6eb

#ebe7e5

#e9ebe5

Tetradic

#e5e6eb

#eae5eb

#ebeae5

#e6ebe5

Square

#e5e6eb

#ebe5e9

#ebeae5

#e5ebe7

Shades

Color #e5e6eb mixed toward black.

#b9bcc9

#8e92a8

#656a83

#434757

#22232c

Tints

Color #e5e6eb mixed toward white.

#e9eaee

#eeeef2

#f2f3f5

#f6f7f8

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e5e6eb mixed toward gray.

#e6e6eb

#e6e7ea

#e7e7ea

#e7e7e9

#e8e8e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e5ea · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#e5e5ea · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#e5e9e9 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e6eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e6eb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#e5e6eb (#e5e6eb) is rgb(229, 230, 235) in RGB.

No, #e5e6eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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