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#E2E2E7

#e2e2e7 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#e2e2e7 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 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.16% cyan, 2.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 9.43% saturation and 89.61% 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 16.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.7633

Complementary

  1. #e2e2e7
  2. #e7e7e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2e2e7
  2. #e7e5e2
  3. #e5e7e2

Analogous

  1. #e2e5e7
  2. #e2e2e7
  3. #e5e2e7

Triadic

  1. #e2e2e7
  2. #e7e2e2
  3. #e2e7e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2e2e7
  2. #e7e2e7
  3. #e7e7e2
  4. #e2e7e2

Square

  1. #e2e2e7
  2. #e7e2e5
  3. #e7e7e2
  4. #e2e7e5

Monochromatic

  1. #8e8ea2
  2. #b8b8c4
  3. #e2e2e7
  4. #f4f4f6
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#e2e2e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2e2e7
  2. #cbcbd0
  3. #b5b5b9
  4. #9e9ea2
  5. #88888b
  6. #717174
  7. #5a5a5c
  8. #444445
  9. #2d2d2e
  10. #171717
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2e2e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2e2e7
  2. #e5e5e9
  3. #e8e8ec
  4. #ebebee
  5. #eeeef1
  6. #f1f1f3
  7. #f3f3f5
  8. #f6f6f8
  9. #f9f9fa
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2e2e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2e2e7
  2. #d8d8dd
  3. #ceced2
  4. #c5c5c8
  5. #bbbbbe
  6. #b1b1b4
  7. #a7a7a9
  8. #9d9d9f
  9. #949495
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e2e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1e3e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1e2e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1e3e4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1e2e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e2e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1e2e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2e2e7 {
  color: #e2e2e7;
}
Background
.bg-e2e2e7 {
  background-color: #e2e2e7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2e2e7 {
  border: 2px solid #e2e2e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2e2e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 226 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 9% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2e2e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2e2e7, #e5e2e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2e2e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 226 231 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 2.98 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.66 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.38 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.38 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.75 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 4.77 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.44 #1d1d18 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#e2e2e7  rgb(226, 226, 231)  hsl(240, 9%, 90%)  Gainsboro
#e7e7e2  rgb(231, 231, 226)  hsl(60, 9%, 90%)  Platinum
#e7e2e2  rgb(231, 226, 226)  hsl(0, 9%, 90%)  Platinum
#e2e7e2  rgb(226, 231, 226)  hsl(120, 9%, 90%)  Platinum