#e8e8ec

Color #e8e8ec

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.81 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-200 #e4e4e7 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#e8e8ec

RGB

rgb(232, 232, 236)

HSL

hsl(240, 9.5%, 91.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 1.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(92.1, 0.72, -1.94)

LCH

lch(92.1, 2.07, 290.36)

OKLCH

oklch(93.2%, 0.0053, 286.39)

HWB

hwb(240, 91%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecece8

Analogous

#e8eaec

#e8e8ec

#eae8ec

Triadic

#e8e8ec

#ece8e8

#e8ece8

Split-complementary

#e8e8ec

#eceae8

#eaece8

Tetradic

#e8e8ec

#ece8ec

#ecece8

#e8ece8

Square

#e8e8ec

#ece8ea

#ecece8

#e8ecea

Shades

Color #e8e8ec mixed toward black.

#bdbdc9

#9393a5

#6a6a80

#474755

#23232b

Tints

Color #e8e8ec mixed toward white.

#ececef

#f0f0f2

#f4f4f6

#f7f7f9

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e8e8ec mixed toward gray.

#e8e8ec

#e9e9eb

#eaeaea

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e8e8eb · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#e8e8eb · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#e8eaea · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 2.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e8e8ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e8e8ec]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#e8e8ec (#e8e8ec) is rgb(232, 232, 236) in RGB.

No, #e8e8ec 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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