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#E4E2E1

#e4e2e1 ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#e4e2e1 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 88.63% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.88% magenta, 1.32% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 5.26% saturation and 88.82% 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 16.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 0.93.

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Relative luminance0.7632

Complementary

  1. #e4e2e1
  2. #e1e3e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e2e1
  2. #e1e4e3
  3. #e1e1e4

Analogous

  1. #e4e1e1
  2. #e4e2e1
  3. #e4e3e1

Triadic

  1. #e4e2e1
  2. #e1e4e2
  3. #e2e1e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e2e1
  2. #e3e4e1
  3. #e1e3e4
  4. #e2e1e4

Square

  1. #e4e2e1
  2. #e1e4e1
  3. #e1e3e4
  4. #e3e1e4

Monochromatic

  1. #9c9490
  2. #c0bbb9
  3. #e4e2e1
  4. #f5f5f4
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#e4e2e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e2e1
  2. #cdcbcb
  3. #b6b5b4
  4. #a09e9e
  5. #898887
  6. #727171
  7. #5b5a5a
  8. #444444
  9. #2e2d2d
  10. #171717
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e2e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e2e1
  2. #e7e5e4
  3. #e9e8e7
  4. #ecebea
  5. #efeeed
  6. #f2f1f0
  7. #f4f3f3
  8. #f7f6f6
  9. #faf9f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e2e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e2e1
  2. #dad8d7
  3. #d0cece
  4. #c6c5c4
  5. #bcbbba
  6. #b2b1b1
  7. #a8a7a7
  8. #9e9d9d
  9. #949493
  10. #8a8a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e2e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e2e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3e3e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5e2e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e2e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e2e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4e2e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e2e1 {
  color: #e4e2e1;
}
Background
.bg-e4e2e1 {
  background-color: #e4e2e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e2e1 {
  border: 2px solid #e4e2e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e2e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 226 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 5% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e2e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e2e1, #e4e3e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e2e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 226 225 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 0.93 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 1.75 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.20 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 3.44 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 3.65 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 3.65 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.10 #1b1d1e Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Platinum
#e4e2e1  rgb(228, 226, 225)  hsl(20, 5%, 89%)  Platinum
#e1e3e4  rgb(225, 227, 228)  hsl(200, 5%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#e1e4e2  rgb(225, 228, 226)  hsl(140, 5%, 89%)  Platinum
#e2e1e4  rgb(226, 225, 228)  hsl(260, 5%, 89%)  Gainsboro