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#E5DDE2

#e5dde2 ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e5dde2 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 86.67% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.49% magenta, 1.31% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 322.5°, 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 15.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7386

Complementary

  1. #e5dde2
  2. #dde5e0

Split complementary

  1. #e5dde2
  2. #dee5dd
  3. #dde5e4

Analogous

  1. #e4dde5
  2. #e5dde2
  3. #e5ddde

Triadic

  1. #e5dde2
  2. #e2e5dd
  3. #dde2e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5dde2
  2. #e5e0dd
  3. #dde5e0
  4. #dde2e5

Square

  1. #e5dde2
  2. #e5e4dd
  3. #dde5e0
  4. #dddee5

Monochromatic

  1. #a38698
  2. #c4b2bd
  3. #e5dde2
  4. #f6f3f5
  5. #f6f3f5

Shades

#e5dde2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5dde2
  2. #cec7cb
  3. #b7b1b5
  4. #a09b9e
  5. #898588
  6. #736f71
  7. #5c585a
  8. #454244
  9. #2e2c2d
  10. #171617
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5dde2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5dde2
  2. #e8e0e5
  3. #eae4e8
  4. #ede7eb
  5. #efebee
  6. #f2eef1
  7. #f5f1f3
  8. #f7f5f6
  9. #faf8f9
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5dde2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5dde2
  2. #dbd4d8
  3. #d1cace
  4. #c7c1c5
  5. #bdb8bb
  6. #b3afb1
  7. #a8a5a7
  8. #9e9c9d
  9. #949394
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dee0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dddee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfe0e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6dddf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0dee2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1dfe2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6dde0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5dde2 {
  color: #e5dde2;
}
Background
.bg-e5dde2 {
  background-color: #e5dde2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5dde2 {
  border: 2px solid #e5dde2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5dde2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 221 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 13% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5dde2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5dde2, #e5ddde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5dde2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 221 226 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.02 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 5.19 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.59 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.66 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.70 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.70 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.25 #1a221d Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#e5dde2  rgb(229, 221, 226)  hsl(323, 13%, 88%)  Gainsboro
#dde5e0  rgb(221, 229, 224)  hsl(143, 13%, 88%)  Platinum
#e2e5dd  rgb(226, 229, 221)  hsl(83, 13%, 88%)  Platinum
#dde2e5  rgb(221, 226, 229)  hsl(203, 13%, 88%)  Gainsboro