#e8e9ec

Color #e8e9ec

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color White Smoke #f5f5f5 · ΔE 4.48 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e8e9ec

RGB

rgb(232, 233, 236)

HSL

hsl(225, 9.5%, 91.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 1.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(92.35, 0.2, -1.57)

LCH

lch(92.35, 1.58, 277.26)

OKLCH

oklch(93.4%, 0.0042, 271.36)

HWB

hwb(225, 91%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecebe8

Analogous

#e8ebec

#e8e9ec

#e9e8ec

Triadic

#e8e9ec

#ece8e9

#e9ece8

Split-complementary

#e8e9ec

#ece9e8

#ebece8

Tetradic

#e8e9ec

#ebe8ec

#ecebe8

#e9ece8

Square

#e8e9ec

#ece8eb

#ecebe8

#e8ece9

Shades

Color #e8e9ec mixed toward black.

#bdc0c9

#9397a5

#6a6f80

#474a55

#23252b

Tints

Color #e8e9ec mixed toward white.

#ecedef

#f0f0f2

#f4f4f6

#f7f8f9

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e8e9ec mixed toward gray.

#e8e9ec

#e9e9eb

#e9eaeb

#eaeaea

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.3:1). 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

#e8ebeb · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#e9e9e9 · ΔE 1.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e8e9ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e8e9ec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#e8e9ec (#e8e9ec) is rgb(232, 233, 236) in RGB.

No, #e8e9ec 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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