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#E8E9EB

#e8e9eb ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#e8e9eb is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 91.37% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.28% cyan, 0.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 6.98% saturation and 91.57% 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 17.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#ffffff
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Relative luminance0.8143

Complementary

  1. #e8e9eb
  2. #ebeae8

Split complementary

  1. #e8e9eb
  2. #ebe9e8
  3. #ebebe8

Analogous

  1. #e8ebeb
  2. #e8e9eb
  3. #e9e8eb

Triadic

  1. #e8e9eb
  2. #ebe8e9
  3. #e9ebe8

Tetradic

  1. #e8e9eb
  2. #eae8eb
  3. #ebeae8
  4. #e9ebe8

Square

  1. #e8e9eb
  2. #ebe8eb
  3. #ebeae8
  4. #e8ebe9

Monochromatic

  1. #969ba4
  2. #bfc2c7
  3. #e8e9eb
  4. #f4f5f6
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#e8e9eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8e9eb
  2. #d1d2d4
  3. #bababc
  4. #a2a3a5
  5. #8b8c8d
  6. #747576
  7. #5d5d5e
  8. #464647
  9. #2e2f2f
  10. #171718
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8e9eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8e9eb
  2. #eaebed
  3. #ededef
  4. #eff0f1
  5. #f1f2f3
  6. #f4f4f5
  7. #f6f6f7
  8. #f8f8f9
  9. #fafbfb
  10. #fdfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8e9eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8e9eb
  2. #dedfe0
  3. #d3d4d6
  4. #c9cacb
  5. #bebfc0
  6. #b4b5b6
  7. #aaaaab
  8. #9fa0a0
  9. #959595
  10. #8a8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e9ea ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8e9eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8e9eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7e9ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e9eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e9eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8e9ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8e9eb {
  color: #e8e9eb;
}
Background
.bg-e8e9eb {
  background-color: #e8e9eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8e9eb {
  border: 2px solid #e8e9eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8e9eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 233 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 7% 92%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8e9eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8e9eb, #e9e8eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8e9eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 233 235 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.38 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 2.75 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.05 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 3.81 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 4.19 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 4.45 #ffffff White ΔE 4.67 #171614 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Platinum
#e8e9eb  rgb(232, 233, 235)  hsl(220, 7%, 92%)  Platinum
#ebeae8  rgb(235, 234, 232)  hsl(40, 7%, 92%)  Platinum
#ebe8e9  rgb(235, 232, 233)  hsl(340, 7%, 92%)  Platinum
#e9ebe8  rgb(233, 235, 232)  hsl(100, 7%, 92%)  Platinum