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#E2E1E1

#e2e1e1 ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#e2e1e1 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 88.24% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.44% magenta, 0.44% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 0°, 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 16.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 1.26.

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Relative luminance0.7546

Complementary

  1. #e2e1e1
  2. #e1e2e2

Split complementary

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

Analogous

  1. #e2e1e1
  2. #e2e1e1
  3. #e2e1e1

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #e2e1e1
  2. #e2e2e1
  3. #e1e2e2
  4. #e1e1e2

Square

  1. #e2e1e1
  2. #e1e2e1
  3. #e1e2e2
  4. #e1e1e2

Monochromatic

  1. #979393
  2. #bcbaba
  3. #e2e1e1
  4. #f5f5f5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#e2e1e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2e1e1
  2. #cbcbcb
  3. #b5b4b4
  4. #9e9e9e
  5. #888787
  6. #717171
  7. #5a5a5a
  8. #444444
  9. #2d2d2d
  10. #171717
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2e1e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2e1e1
  2. #e5e4e4
  3. #e8e7e7
  4. #ebeaea
  5. #eeeded
  6. #f1f0f0
  7. #f3f3f3
  8. #f6f6f6
  9. #f9f9f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2e1e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2e1e1
  2. #d8d7d7
  3. #cecece
  4. #c5c4c4
  5. #bbbaba
  6. #b1b1b1
  7. #a7a7a7
  8. #9d9d9d
  9. #949393
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e1e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1e1e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1e1e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2e1e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1e1e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2e1e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2e1e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2e1e1 {
  color: #e2e1e1;
}
Background
.bg-e2e1e1 {
  background-color: #e2e1e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2e1e1 {
  border: 2px solid #e2e1e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2e1e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 225 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2e1e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2e1e1, #e2e1e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2e1e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 225 225 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 1.26 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 1.28 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.29 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.29 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.45 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 3.97 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.25 #1d1e1e Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Platinum
#e2e1e1  rgb(226, 225, 225)  hsl(0, 2%, 88%)  Platinum
#e1e2e2  rgb(225, 226, 226)  hsl(180, 2%, 88%)  Platinum
#e1e2e1  rgb(225, 226, 225)  hsl(120, 2%, 88%)  Platinum
#e1e1e2  rgb(225, 225, 226)  hsl(240, 2%, 88%)  Gainsboro