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#E1E6E4

#e1e6e4 ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#e1e6e4 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, 90.2% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.87% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 156°, with 9.09% saturation and 89.22% 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 16.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.782

Complementary

  1. #e1e6e4
  2. #e6e1e3

Split complementary

  1. #e1e6e4
  2. #e6e1e6
  3. #e6e2e1

Analogous

  1. #e1e6e2
  2. #e1e6e4
  3. #e1e6e6

Triadic

  1. #e1e6e4
  2. #e4e1e6
  3. #e6e4e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1e6e4
  2. #e1e3e6
  3. #e6e1e3
  4. #e6e4e1

Square

  1. #e1e6e4
  2. #e2e1e6
  3. #e6e1e3
  4. #e6e6e1

Monochromatic

  1. #8ea099
  2. #b7c3be
  3. #e1e6e4
  4. #f4f6f5
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#e1e6e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1e6e4
  2. #cbcfcd
  3. #b4b8b6
  4. #9ea1a0
  5. #878a89
  6. #717372
  7. #5a5c5b
  8. #444544
  9. #2d2e2e
  10. #171717
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1e6e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1e6e4
  2. #e4e9e7
  3. #e7ebe9
  4. #eaeeec
  5. #edf0ef
  6. #f0f3f2
  7. #f3f5f4
  8. #f6f8f7
  9. #f9fafa
  10. #fcfdfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1e6e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1e6e4
  2. #d7dcda
  3. #ced2d0
  4. #c4c7c6
  5. #babdbc
  6. #b1b3b2
  7. #a7a9a8
  8. #9d9f9e
  9. #939494
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e5e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6e5e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5e5e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0e6e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e6e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e5e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0e6e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1e6e4 {
  color: #e1e6e4;
}
Background
.bg-e1e6e4 {
  background-color: #e1e6e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1e6e4 {
  border: 2px solid #e1e6e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1e6e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 230 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 156 9% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1e6e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1e6e4, #e1e6e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1e6e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 230 228 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.93 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.48 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.47 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.96 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.96 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 4.97 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.26 #1e191b Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Platinum
#e1e6e4  rgb(225, 230, 228)  hsl(156, 9%, 89%)  Platinum
#e6e1e3  rgb(230, 225, 227)  hsl(336, 9%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#e4e1e6  rgb(228, 225, 230)  hsl(276, 9%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#e6e4e1  rgb(230, 228, 225)  hsl(36, 9%, 89%)  Platinum