#e6e8ea

Color #e6e8ea

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.32 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e6e8ea

RGB

rgb(230, 232, 234)

HSL

hsl(210, 8.7%, 91%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 1.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 0.9%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(91.9, -0.31, -1.2)

LCH

lch(91.9, 1.24, 255.52)

OKLCH

oklch(93%, 0.0035, 247.89)

HWB

hwb(210, 90.2%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eae8e6

Analogous

#e6eaea

#e6e8ea

#e6e6ea

Triadic

#e6e8ea

#eae6e8

#e8eae6

Split-complementary

#e6e8ea

#eae6e6

#eaeae6

Tetradic

#e6e8ea

#e8e6ea

#eae8e6

#e8eae6

Square

#e6e8ea

#eae6ea

#eae8e6

#e6eae6

Shades

Color #e6e8ea mixed toward black.

#bcc1c7

#929ba3

#6a747e

#474d54

#23272a

Tints

Color #e6e8ea mixed toward white.

#eaecee

#eef0f1

#f3f4f5

#f7f7f8

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e6e8ea mixed toward gray.

#e6e8ea

#e7e8e9

#e8e8e8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e7ea · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#e7e7e9 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#e6e9e9 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 1.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e6e8ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6e8ea]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#e6e8ea (#e6e8ea) is rgb(230, 232, 234) in RGB.

No, #e6e8ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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