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#E8E4EC

#e8e4ec ≈ Magnolia

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#e8e4ec 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, 89.41% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.69% cyan, 3.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 270°, 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 16.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Magnolia (#f8f4ff), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.787

Complementary

  1. #e8e4ec
  2. #e8ece4

Split complementary

  1. #e8e4ec
  2. #ecece4
  3. #e4ece4

Analogous

  1. #e4e4ec
  2. #e8e4ec
  3. #ece4ec

Triadic

  1. #e8e4ec
  2. #ece8e4
  3. #e4ece8

Tetradic

  1. #e8e4ec
  2. #ece4e8
  3. #e8ece4
  4. #e4ece8

Square

  1. #e8e4ec
  2. #ece4e4
  3. #e8ece4
  4. #e4ecec

Monochromatic

  1. #9b8aad
  2. #c2b7cc
  3. #e8e4ec
  4. #f5f3f7
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#e8e4ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8e4ec
  2. #d1cdd4
  3. #bab6bd
  4. #a2a0a5
  5. #8b898e
  6. #747276
  7. #5d5b5e
  8. #464447
  9. #2e2e2f
  10. #171718
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8e4ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8e4ec
  2. #eae7ee
  3. #ede9f0
  4. #efecf2
  5. #f1eff4
  6. #f4f2f6
  7. #f6f4f7
  8. #f8f7f9
  9. #fafafb
  10. #fdfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8e4ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8e4ec
  2. #dedae1
  3. #d3d0d6
  4. #c9c6cc
  5. #bebcc1
  6. #b4b2b6
  7. #aaa8ab
  8. #9f9ea0
  9. #959496
  10. #8a8a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e5e8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e5ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4e6ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8e5e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e5ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5e5ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8e5e9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8e4ec {
  color: #e8e4ec;
}
Background
.bg-e8e4ec {
  background-color: #e8e4ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8e4ec {
  border: 2px solid #e8e4ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8e4ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 228 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 17% 91%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8e4ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8e4ec, #ece4ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8e4ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 228 236 / 0.35);
}

#f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 3.65 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 4.51 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 4.96 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.24 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 5.41 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 5.66 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 5.82 #171b13 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Magnolia
#e8e4ec  rgb(232, 228, 236)  hsl(270, 17%, 91%)  Magnolia
#e8ece4  rgb(232, 236, 228)  hsl(90, 17%, 91%)  Platinum
#ece8e4  rgb(236, 232, 228)  hsl(30, 17%, 91%)  Isabelline
#e4ece8  rgb(228, 236, 232)  hsl(150, 17%, 91%)  Mint Cream