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#E2E1E9

#e2e1e9 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e2e1e9 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, 88.24% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3% cyan, 3.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 247.5°, 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 16.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.759

Complementary

  1. #e2e1e9
  2. #e8e9e1

Split complementary

  1. #e2e1e9
  2. #e9e6e1
  3. #e4e9e1

Analogous

  1. #e1e4e9
  2. #e2e1e9
  3. #e6e1e9

Triadic

  1. #e2e1e9
  2. #e9e2e1
  3. #e1e9e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2e1e9
  2. #e9e1e8
  3. #e8e9e1
  4. #e1e9e2

Square

  1. #e2e1e9
  2. #e9e1e4
  3. #e8e9e1
  4. #e1e9e6

Monochromatic

  1. #8d89a8
  2. #b7b5c9
  3. #e2e1e9
  4. #f4f3f6
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#e2e1e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2e1e9
  2. #cbcbd2
  3. #b5b4ba
  4. #9e9ea3
  5. #88878c
  6. #717175
  7. #5a5a5d
  8. #444446
  9. #2d2d2f
  10. #171717
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2e1e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2e1e9
  2. #e5e4eb
  3. #e8e7ed
  4. #ebeaf0
  5. #eeedf2
  6. #f1f0f4
  7. #f3f3f6
  8. #f6f6f8
  9. #f9f9fb
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2e1e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2e1e9
  2. #d8d7df
  3. #ceced4
  4. #c5c4ca
  5. #bbbabf
  6. #b1b1b5
  7. #a7a7aa
  8. #9d9da0
  9. #949395
  10. #8a8a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e1e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfe2e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfe2e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1e2e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0e2e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e1e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e2e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2e1e9 {
  color: #e2e1e9;
}
Background
.bg-e2e1e9 {
  background-color: #e2e1e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2e1e9 {
  border: 2px solid #e2e1e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2e1e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 225 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 15% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2e1e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2e1e9, #e6e1e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2e1e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 225 233 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.39 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 4.69 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 4.87 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 5.01 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.21 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.39 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.39 #1d1e16 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#e2e1e9  rgb(226, 225, 233)  hsl(248, 15%, 90%)  Gainsboro
#e8e9e1  rgb(232, 233, 225)  hsl(68, 15%, 90%)  Platinum
#e9e2e1  rgb(233, 226, 225)  hsl(8, 15%, 90%)  Platinum
#e1e9e2  rgb(225, 233, 226)  hsl(128, 15%, 90%)  Mint Cream