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#E1E4E9

#e1e4e9 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e1e4e9 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 89.41% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.43% cyan, 2.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 217.5°, with 15.38% saturation and 89.8% 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 16.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.7738

Complementary

  1. #e1e4e9
  2. #e9e6e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1e4e9
  2. #e9e2e1
  3. #e8e9e1

Analogous

  1. #e1e8e9
  2. #e1e4e9
  3. #e2e1e9

Triadic

  1. #e1e4e9
  2. #e9e1e4
  3. #e4e9e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1e4e9
  2. #e6e1e9
  3. #e9e6e1
  4. #e4e9e1

Square

  1. #e1e4e9
  2. #e9e1e8
  3. #e9e6e1
  4. #e1e9e2

Monochromatic

  1. #8995a8
  2. #b5bcc9
  3. #e1e4e9
  4. #f3f4f6
  5. #f3f4f6

Shades

#e1e4e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1e4e9
  2. #cbcdd2
  3. #b4b6ba
  4. #9ea0a3
  5. #87898c
  6. #717275
  7. #5a5b5d
  8. #444446
  9. #2d2e2f
  10. #171717
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1e4e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1e4e9
  2. #e4e7eb
  3. #e7e9ed
  4. #eaecf0
  5. #edeff2
  6. #f0f2f4
  7. #f3f4f6
  8. #f6f7f8
  9. #f9fafb
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1e4e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1e4e9
  2. #d7dadf
  3. #ced0d4
  4. #c4c6ca
  5. #babcbf
  6. #b1b2b5
  7. #a7a8aa
  8. #9d9ea0
  9. #939495
  10. #8a8a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e4e6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e4e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2e3e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfe5e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e4e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e4e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0e5e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1e4e9 {
  color: #e1e4e9;
}
Background
.bg-e1e4e9 {
  background-color: #e1e4e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1e4e9 {
  border: 2px solid #e1e4e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1e4e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 228 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 15% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1e4e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1e4e9, #e2e1e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1e4e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 228 233 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.14 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.73 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.50 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 4.56 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.62 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.62 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 4.81 #1e1b16 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#e1e4e9  rgb(225, 228, 233)  hsl(218, 15%, 90%)  Gainsboro
#e9e6e1  rgb(233, 230, 225)  hsl(38, 15%, 90%)  Platinum
#e9e1e4  rgb(233, 225, 228)  hsl(338, 15%, 90%)  Gainsboro
#e4e9e1  rgb(228, 233, 225)  hsl(98, 15%, 90%)  Platinum