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#E3E5DD

#e3e5dd ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e3e5dd is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 89.8% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.49% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 13.33% saturation and 88.24% 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 16.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.7759

Complementary

  1. #e3e5dd
  2. #dfdde5

Split complementary

  1. #e3e5dd
  2. #dddfe5
  3. #e3dde5

Analogous

  1. #e5e3dd
  2. #e3e5dd
  3. #dfe5dd

Triadic

  1. #e3e5dd
  2. #dde3e5
  3. #e5dde3

Tetradic

  1. #e3e5dd
  2. #dde5df
  3. #dfdde5
  4. #e5dde3

Square

  1. #e3e5dd
  2. #dde5e3
  3. #dfdde5
  4. #e5dddf

Monochromatic

  1. #9ca386
  2. #bfc4b2
  3. #e3e5dd
  4. #f5f6f3
  5. #f5f6f3

Shades

#e3e5dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3e5dd
  2. #cccec7
  3. #b6b7b1
  4. #9fa09b
  5. #888985
  6. #72736f
  7. #5b5c58
  8. #444542
  9. #2d2e2c
  10. #171716
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3e5dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3e5dd
  2. #e6e8e0
  3. #e9eae4
  4. #ebede7
  5. #eeefeb
  6. #f1f2ee
  7. #f4f5f1
  8. #f7f7f5
  9. #f9faf8
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3e5dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3e5dd
  2. #d9dbd4
  3. #cfd1ca
  4. #c5c7c1
  5. #bbbdb8
  6. #b2b3af
  7. #a8a8a5
  8. #9e9e9c
  9. #949493
  10. #8a8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4e4e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6e4dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6e4dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4e4e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e4dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5e4dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4e4e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3e5dd {
  color: #e3e5dd;
}
Background
.bg-e3e5dd {
  background-color: #e3e5dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3e5dd {
  border: 2px solid #e3e5dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3e5dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 229 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 13% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3e5dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3e5dd, #dfe5dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3e5dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 229 221 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.60 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.62 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.70 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 4.82 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 5.57 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.64 #fffaf0 Floral White ΔE 5.73 #1c1a22 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Platinum
#e3e5dd  rgb(227, 229, 221)  hsl(75, 13%, 88%)  Platinum
#dfdde5  rgb(223, 221, 229)  hsl(255, 13%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#dde3e5  rgb(221, 227, 229)  hsl(195, 13%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#e5dde3  rgb(229, 221, 227)  hsl(315, 13%, 88%)  Lavender Blush