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#E2E2DE

#e2e2de ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#e2e2de 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, 88.63% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.77% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 6.45% saturation and 87.84% 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 16.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7584

Complementary

  1. #e2e2de
  2. #dedee2

Split complementary

  1. #e2e2de
  2. #dee0e2
  3. #e0dee2

Analogous

  1. #e2e0de
  2. #e2e2de
  3. #e0e2de

Triadic

  1. #e2e2de
  2. #dee2e2
  3. #e2dee2

Tetradic

  1. #e2e2de
  2. #dee2de
  3. #dedee2
  4. #e2dee2

Square

  1. #e2e2de
  2. #dee2e0
  3. #dedee2
  4. #e2dee0

Monochromatic

  1. #9a9a8d
  2. #bebeb5
  3. #e2e2de
  4. #f5f5f4
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#e2e2de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2e2de
  2. #cbcbc8
  3. #b5b5b2
  4. #9e9e9b
  5. #888885
  6. #71716f
  7. #5a5a59
  8. #444443
  9. #2d2d2c
  10. #171716
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2e2de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2e2de
  2. #e5e5e1
  3. #e8e8e5
  4. #ebebe8
  5. #eeeeeb
  6. #f1f1ef
  7. #f3f3f2
  8. #f6f6f5
  9. #f9f9f8
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2e2de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2e2de
  2. #d8d8d5
  3. #cececb
  4. #c5c5c2
  5. #bbbbb8
  6. #b1b1af
  7. #a7a7a6
  8. #9d9d9c
  9. #949493
  10. #8a8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e2e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e2de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3e2de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3e1e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e2de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e2de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2e2e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2e2de {
  color: #e2e2de;
}
Background
.bg-e2e2de {
  background-color: #e2e2de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2e2de {
  border: 2px solid #e2e2de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2e2de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 226 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 6% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2e2de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2e2de, #e0e2de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2e2de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 226 222 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 1.38 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 2.47 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.04 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 3.78 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.97 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.97 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.62 #1d1d21 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Platinum
#e2e2de  rgb(226, 226, 222)  hsl(60, 6%, 88%)  Platinum
#dedee2  rgb(222, 222, 226)  hsl(240, 6%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#dee2e2  rgb(222, 226, 226)  hsl(180, 6%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e2dee2  rgb(226, 222, 226)  hsl(300, 6%, 88%)  Gainsboro