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#E3DFE4

#e3dfe4 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#e3dfe4 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 87.45% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.44% cyan, 2.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 8.47% 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 15.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.7471

Complementary

  1. #e3dfe4
  2. #e0e4df

Split complementary

  1. #e3dfe4
  2. #e2e4df
  3. #dfe4e0

Analogous

  1. #e0dfe4
  2. #e3dfe4
  3. #e4dfe2

Triadic

  1. #e3dfe4
  2. #e4e3df
  3. #dfe4e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3dfe4
  2. #e4dfe0
  3. #e0e4df
  4. #dfe4e3

Square

  1. #e3dfe4
  2. #e4e0df
  3. #e0e4df
  4. #dfe2e4

Monochromatic

  1. #9a8c9e
  2. #bfb6c1
  3. #e3dfe4
  4. #f5f4f6
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#e3dfe4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3dfe4
  2. #ccc9cd
  3. #b6b2b6
  4. #9f9ca0
  5. #888689
  6. #727072
  7. #5b595b
  8. #444344
  9. #2d2d2e
  10. #171617
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3dfe4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3dfe4
  2. #e6e2e7
  3. #e9e5e9
  4. #ebe9ec
  5. #eeecef
  6. #f1eff2
  7. #f4f2f4
  8. #f7f5f7
  9. #f9f9fa
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3dfe4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3dfe4
  2. #d9d6da
  3. #cfccd0
  4. #c5c3c6
  5. #bbb9bc
  6. #b2b0b2
  7. #a8a6a8
  8. #9e9d9e
  9. #949394
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e0e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfe0e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfe0e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3dfe1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0e0e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e0e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3dfe2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3dfe4 {
  color: #e3dfe4;
}
Background
.bg-e3dfe4 {
  background-color: #e3dfe4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3dfe4 {
  border: 2px solid #e3dfe4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3dfe4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 223 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 8% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3dfe4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3dfe4, #e4dfe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3dfe4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 223 228 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.71 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.40 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.69 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.69 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.30 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.51 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.67 #1c201b Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#e3dfe4  rgb(227, 223, 228)  hsl(288, 8%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e0e4df  rgb(224, 228, 223)  hsl(108, 8%, 88%)  Platinum
#e4e3df  rgb(228, 227, 223)  hsl(48, 8%, 88%)  Platinum
#dfe4e3  rgb(223, 228, 227)  hsl(168, 8%, 88%)  Platinum