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#E2DEE6

#e2dee6 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e2dee6 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 87.06% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.74% cyan, 3.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 13.79% saturation and 88.63% 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 15.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.7412

Complementary

  1. #e2dee6
  2. #e2e6de

Split complementary

  1. #e2dee6
  2. #e6e6de
  3. #dee6de

Analogous

  1. #dedee6
  2. #e2dee6
  3. #e6dee6

Triadic

  1. #e2dee6
  2. #e6e2de
  3. #dee6e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2dee6
  2. #e6dee2
  3. #e2e6de
  4. #dee6e2

Square

  1. #e2dee6
  2. #e6dede
  3. #e2e6de
  4. #dee6e6

Monochromatic

  1. #9687a4
  2. #bcb2c5
  3. #e2dee6
  4. #f5f3f6
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#e2dee6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2dee6
  2. #cbc8cf
  3. #b5b2b8
  4. #9e9ba1
  5. #88858a
  6. #716f73
  7. #5a595c
  8. #444345
  9. #2d2c2e
  10. #171617
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2dee6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2dee6
  2. #e5e1e9
  3. #e8e5eb
  4. #ebe8ee
  5. #eeebf0
  6. #f1eff3
  7. #f3f2f5
  8. #f6f5f8
  9. #f9f8fa
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2dee6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2dee6
  2. #d8d5dc
  3. #cecbd2
  4. #c5c2c7
  5. #bbb8bd
  6. #b1afb3
  7. #a7a6a9
  8. #9d9c9f
  9. #949394
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0dfe2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dddfe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dee0e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2dfe0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfdfe6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfdfe6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2dfe3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2dee6 {
  color: #e2dee6;
}
Background
.bg-e2dee6 {
  background-color: #e2dee6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2dee6 {
  border: 2px solid #e2dee6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2dee6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 222 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 14% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2dee6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2dee6, #e6dee6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2dee6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 222 230 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.88 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 4.91 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 5.23 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.61 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.61 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.72 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.76 #1d2119 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#e2dee6  rgb(226, 222, 230)  hsl(270, 14%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#e2e6de  rgb(226, 230, 222)  hsl(90, 14%, 89%)  Platinum
#e6e2de  rgb(230, 226, 222)  hsl(30, 14%, 89%)  Platinum
#dee6e2  rgb(222, 230, 226)  hsl(150, 14%, 89%)  Platinum