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#E8DEDE

#e8dede ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e8dede is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 87.06% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 17.86% saturation and 89.02% 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 15.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.7467

Complementary

  1. #e8dede
  2. #dee8e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8dede
  2. #dee8e3
  3. #dee3e8

Analogous

  1. #e8dee3
  2. #e8dede
  3. #e8e3de

Triadic

  1. #e8dede
  2. #dee8de
  3. #dedee8

Tetradic

  1. #e8dede
  2. #e8e8de
  3. #dee8e8
  4. #dedee8

Square

  1. #e8dede
  2. #e3e8de
  3. #dee8e8
  4. #e3dee8

Monochromatic

  1. #a98484
  2. #c9b1b1
  3. #e8dede
  4. #f7f3f3
  5. #f7f3f3

Shades

#e8dede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8dede
  2. #d1c8c8
  3. #bab2b2
  4. #a29b9b
  5. #8b8585
  6. #746f6f
  7. #5d5959
  8. #464343
  9. #2e2c2c
  10. #171616
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8dede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8dede
  2. #eae1e1
  3. #ede5e5
  4. #efe8e8
  5. #f1ebeb
  6. #f4efef
  7. #f6f2f2
  8. #f8f5f5
  9. #faf8f8
  10. #fdfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8dede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8dede
  2. #ded5d5
  3. #d3cbcb
  4. #c9c2c2
  5. #beb8b8
  6. #b4afaf
  7. #aaa6a6
  8. #9f9c9c
  9. #959393
  10. #8a8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3dfdf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0dfde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2e1de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eaddde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3dfde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e0de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9dede ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8dede {
  color: #e8dede;
}
Background
.bg-e8dede {
  background-color: #e8dede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8dede {
  border: 2px solid #e8dede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8dede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 222 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 18% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8dede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8dede, #e8e3de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8dede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 222 222 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 4.74 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.78 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.82 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 5.31 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 5.31 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.58 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.58 #172121 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Platinum
#e8dede  rgb(232, 222, 222)  hsl(0, 18%, 89%)  Platinum
#dee8e8  rgb(222, 232, 232)  hsl(180, 18%, 89%)  Azure
#dee8de  rgb(222, 232, 222)  hsl(120, 18%, 89%)  Honeydew
#dedee8  rgb(222, 222, 232)  hsl(240, 18%, 89%)  Lavender