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#E5E6EB

#e5e6eb ≈ Gainsboro

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e5e6eb 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, 90.2% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.55% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 13.04% 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 16.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gainsboro (#dcdcdc), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.7925

Complementary

  1. #e5e6eb
  2. #ebeae5

Split complementary

  1. #e5e6eb
  2. #ebe7e5
  3. #e9ebe5

Analogous

  1. #e5e9eb
  2. #e5e6eb
  3. #e7e5eb

Triadic

  1. #e5e6eb
  2. #ebe5e6
  3. #e6ebe5

Tetradic

  1. #e5e6eb
  2. #eae5eb
  3. #ebeae5
  4. #e6ebe5

Square

  1. #e5e6eb
  2. #ebe5e9
  3. #ebeae5
  4. #e5ebe7

Monochromatic

  1. #8f93a8
  2. #babcca
  3. #e5e6eb
  4. #f3f4f6
  5. #f3f4f6

Shades

#e5e6eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5e6eb
  2. #cecfd4
  3. #b7b8bc
  4. #a0a1a5
  5. #898a8d
  6. #737376
  7. #5c5c5e
  8. #454547
  9. #2e2e2f
  10. #171718
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5e6eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5e6eb
  2. #e8e9ed
  3. #eaebef
  4. #edeef1
  5. #eff0f3
  6. #f2f3f5
  7. #f5f5f7
  8. #f7f8f9
  9. #fafafb
  10. #fcfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5e6eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5e6eb
  2. #dbdce0
  3. #d1d2d6
  4. #c7c7cb
  5. #bdbdc0
  6. #b3b3b6
  7. #a8a9ab
  8. #9e9fa0
  9. #949495
  10. #8a8a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e6e8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5e6eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4e6eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4e7e8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e6eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5e6eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4e6e9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5e6eb {
  color: #e5e6eb;
}
Background
.bg-e5e6eb {
  background-color: #e5e6eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5e6eb {
  border: 2px solid #e5e6eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5e6eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 230 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 13% 91%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5e6eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5e6eb, #e7e5eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5e6eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 230 235 / 0.35);
}

#dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.39 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 3.62 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 4.02 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 4.03 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 4.68 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.02 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.02 #1a1914 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Gainsboro
#e5e6eb  rgb(229, 230, 235)  hsl(230, 13%, 91%)  Gainsboro
#ebeae5  rgb(235, 234, 229)  hsl(50, 13%, 91%)  Platinum
#ebe5e6  rgb(235, 229, 230)  hsl(350, 13%, 91%)  Platinum
#e6ebe5  rgb(230, 235, 229)  hsl(110, 13%, 91%)  Platinum