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#E6E2DE

#e6e2de ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e6e2de is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 88.63% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.74% magenta, 3.48% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 13.79% saturation and 88.63% 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 16.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 1.6.

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Relative luminance0.7649

Complementary

  1. #e6e2de
  2. #dee2e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6e2de
  2. #dee6e6
  3. #dedee6

Analogous

  1. #e6dede
  2. #e6e2de
  3. #e6e6de

Triadic

  1. #e6e2de
  2. #dee6e2
  3. #e2dee6

Tetradic

  1. #e6e2de
  2. #e2e6de
  3. #dee2e6
  4. #e2dee6

Square

  1. #e6e2de
  2. #dee6de
  3. #dee2e6
  4. #e6dee6

Monochromatic

  1. #a49687
  2. #c5bcb2
  3. #e6e2de
  4. #f6f5f3
  5. #f6f5f3

Shades

#e6e2de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6e2de
  2. #cfcbc8
  3. #b8b5b2
  4. #a19e9b
  5. #8a8885
  6. #73716f
  7. #5c5a59
  8. #454443
  9. #2e2d2c
  10. #171716
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6e2de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6e2de
  2. #e9e5e1
  3. #ebe8e5
  4. #eeebe8
  5. #f0eeeb
  6. #f3f1ef
  7. #f5f3f2
  8. #f8f6f5
  9. #faf9f8
  10. #fdfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6e2de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6e2de
  2. #dcd8d5
  3. #d2cecb
  4. #c7c5c2
  5. #bdbbb8
  6. #b3b1af
  7. #a9a7a6
  8. #9f9d9c
  9. #949493
  10. #8a8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4e2e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e2de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4e3de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8e1e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e2de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5e3de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7e1e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6e2de {
  color: #e6e2de;
}
Background
.bg-e6e2de {
  background-color: #e6e2de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6e2de {
  border: 2px solid #e6e2de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6e2de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 226 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 14% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6e2de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6e2de, #e6e6de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6e2de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 226 222 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 1.60 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 2.56 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 2.88 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 3.00 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.33 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.33 #faf0e6 Linen ΔE 4.55 #191d21 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Platinum
#e6e2de  rgb(230, 226, 222)  hsl(30, 14%, 89%)  Platinum
#dee2e6  rgb(222, 226, 230)  hsl(210, 14%, 89%)  Gainsboro
#dee6e2  rgb(222, 230, 226)  hsl(150, 14%, 89%)  Platinum
#e2dee6  rgb(226, 222, 230)  hsl(270, 14%, 89%)  Gainsboro