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#E0E4E8

#e0e4e8 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e0e4e8 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 89.41% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.45% cyan, 1.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 14.81% saturation and 89.41% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.7716

Complementary

  1. #e0e4e8
  2. #e8e4e0

Split complementary

  1. #e0e4e8
  2. #e8e0e0
  3. #e8e8e0

Analogous

  1. #e0e8e8
  2. #e0e4e8
  3. #e0e0e8

Triadic

  1. #e0e4e8
  2. #e8e0e4
  3. #e4e8e0

Tetradic

  1. #e0e4e8
  2. #e4e0e8
  3. #e8e4e0
  4. #e4e8e0

Square

  1. #e0e4e8
  2. #e8e0e8
  3. #e8e4e0
  4. #e0e8e0

Monochromatic

  1. #8897a7
  2. #b4bec7
  3. #e0e4e8
  4. #f3f5f6
  5. #f3f5f6

Shades

#e0e4e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e0e4e8
  2. #cacdd1
  3. #b3b6ba
  4. #9da0a2
  5. #86898b
  6. #707274
  7. #5a5b5d
  8. #434446
  9. #2d2e2e
  10. #161717
  11. #000000

Tints

#e0e4e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e0e4e8
  2. #e3e7ea
  3. #e6e9ed
  4. #e9ecef
  5. #eceff1
  6. #f0f2f4
  7. #f3f4f6
  8. #f6f7f8
  9. #f9fafa
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e0e4e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e0e4e8
  2. #d6dade
  3. #cdd0d3
  4. #c3c6c9
  5. #babcbe
  6. #b0b2b4
  7. #a6a8aa
  8. #9d9e9f
  9. #939495
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e4e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e4e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2e3e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dee5e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e4e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e3e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfe5e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e0e4e8 {
  color: #e0e4e8;
}
Background
.bg-e0e4e8 {
  background-color: #e0e4e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e0e4e8 {
  border: 2px solid #e0e4e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e0e4e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 228 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 15% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e0e4e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e0e4e8, #e0e0e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e0e4e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 228 232 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 2.95 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.48 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.45 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.47 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.47 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 4.50 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.25 #1f1b17 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#e0e4e8  rgb(224, 228, 232)  hsl(210, 15%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#e8e4e0  rgb(232, 228, 224)  hsl(30, 15%, 89%)  Platinum
#e8e0e4  rgb(232, 224, 228)  hsl(330, 15%, 89%)  Lavender Blush
#e4e8e0  rgb(228, 232, 224)  hsl(90, 15%, 89%)  Platinum