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#E4E8EC

#e4e8ec ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e4e8ec is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 90.98% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.39% cyan, 1.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 17.39% saturation and 90.98% 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 17.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.8026

Complementary

  1. #e4e8ec
  2. #ece8e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4e8ec
  2. #ece4e4
  3. #ecece4

Analogous

  1. #e4ecec
  2. #e4e8ec
  3. #e4e4ec

Triadic

  1. #e4e8ec
  2. #ece4e8
  3. #e8ece4

Tetradic

  1. #e4e8ec
  2. #e8e4ec
  3. #ece8e4
  4. #e8ece4

Square

  1. #e4e8ec
  2. #ece4ec
  3. #ece8e4
  4. #e4ece4

Monochromatic

  1. #8a9bad
  2. #b7c2cc
  3. #e4e8ec
  4. #f3f5f7
  5. #f3f5f7

Shades

#e4e8ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4e8ec
  2. #cdd1d4
  3. #b6babd
  4. #a0a2a5
  5. #898b8e
  6. #727476
  7. #5b5d5e
  8. #444647
  9. #2e2e2f
  10. #171718
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4e8ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4e8ec
  2. #e7eaee
  3. #e9edf0
  4. #eceff2
  5. #eff1f4
  6. #f2f4f6
  7. #f4f6f7
  8. #f7f8f9
  9. #fafafb
  10. #fcfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4e8ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4e8ec
  2. #dadee1
  3. #d0d3d6
  4. #c6c9cc
  5. #bcbec1
  6. #b2b4b6
  7. #a8aaab
  8. #9e9fa0
  9. #949596
  10. #8a8a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e8e9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7e8ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6e7ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2e9e9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e8ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5e7ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3e9ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4e8ec {
  color: #e4e8ec;
}
Background
.bg-e4e8ec {
  background-color: #e4e8ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4e8ec {
  border: 2px solid #e4e8ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4e8ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 232 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 17% 91%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4e8ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4e8ec, #e4e4ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4e8ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 232 236 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.51 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.55 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 3.73 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 3.75 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 4.54 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.22 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.22 #1b1713 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#e4e8ec  rgb(228, 232, 236)  hsl(210, 17%, 91%)  Gainsboro
#ece8e4  rgb(236, 232, 228)  hsl(30, 17%, 91%)  Isabelline
#ece4e8  rgb(236, 228, 232)  hsl(330, 17%, 91%)  Lavender Blush
#e8ece4  rgb(232, 236, 228)  hsl(90, 17%, 91%)  Platinum