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#E1E2E1

#e1e2e1 ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#e1e2e1 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 88.63% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.44% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 1.69% saturation and 88.43% 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 16.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7584

Complementary

  1. #e1e2e1
  2. #e2e1e2

Split complementary

  1. #e1e2e1
  2. #e1e1e2
  3. #e2e1e1

Analogous

  1. #e1e2e1
  2. #e1e2e1
  3. #e1e2e1

Triadic

  1. #e1e2e1
  2. #e1e1e2
  3. #e2e1e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1e2e1
  2. #e1e2e2
  3. #e2e1e2
  4. #e2e1e1

Square

  1. #e1e2e1
  2. #e1e1e2
  3. #e2e1e2
  4. #e2e1e1

Monochromatic

  1. #939793
  2. #babcba
  3. #e1e2e1
  4. #f5f5f5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#e1e2e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1e2e1
  2. #cbcbcb
  3. #b4b5b4
  4. #9e9e9e
  5. #878887
  6. #717171
  7. #5a5a5a
  8. #444444
  9. #2d2d2d
  10. #171717
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1e2e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1e2e1
  2. #e4e5e4
  3. #e7e8e7
  4. #eaebea
  5. #edeeed
  6. #f0f1f0
  7. #f3f3f3
  8. #f6f6f6
  9. #f9f9f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1e2e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1e2e1
  2. #d7d8d7
  3. #cecece
  4. #c4c5c4
  5. #babbba
  6. #b1b1b1
  7. #a7a7a7
  8. #9d9d9d
  9. #939493
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e2e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2e2e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2e2e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1e2e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e2e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2e2e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e2e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1e2e1 {
  color: #e1e2e1;
}
Background
.bg-e1e2e1 {
  background-color: #e1e2e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1e2e1 {
  border: 2px solid #e1e2e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1e2e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 226 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 2% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1e2e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1e2e1, #e1e2e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1e2e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 226 225 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 1.14 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 1.53 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.47 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.47 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.64 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 4.09 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.19 #1e1d1e Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Platinum
#e1e2e1  rgb(225, 226, 225)  hsl(120, 2%, 88%)  Platinum
#e2e1e2  rgb(226, 225, 226)  hsl(300, 2%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e1e1e2  rgb(225, 225, 226)  hsl(240, 2%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e2e1e1  rgb(226, 225, 225)  hsl(0, 2%, 88%)  Platinum