ColorTool
Log in
#E9E9EB

#e9e9eb ≈ Platinum

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#e9e9eb is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 91.37% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.85% cyan, 0.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 4.76% saturation and 91.76% 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 17.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Platinum (#e5e4e2), ΔE 2.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ffffff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.816

Complementary

  1. #e9e9eb
  2. #ebebe9

Split complementary

  1. #e9e9eb
  2. #ebeae9
  3. #eaebe9

Analogous

  1. #e9eaeb
  2. #e9e9eb
  3. #eae9eb

Triadic

  1. #e9e9eb
  2. #ebe9e9
  3. #e9ebe9

Tetradic

  1. #e9e9eb
  2. #ebe9eb
  3. #ebebe9
  4. #e9ebe9

Square

  1. #e9e9eb
  2. #ebe9ea
  3. #ebebe9
  4. #e9ebea

Monochromatic

  1. #9999a2
  2. #c1c1c7
  3. #e9e9eb
  4. #f4f4f5
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#e9e9eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9e9eb
  2. #d2d2d4
  3. #bababc
  4. #a3a3a5
  5. #8c8c8d
  6. #757576
  7. #5d5d5e
  8. #464647
  9. #2f2f2f
  10. #171718
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9e9eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9e9eb
  2. #ebebed
  3. #ededef
  4. #f0f0f1
  5. #f2f2f3
  6. #f4f4f5
  7. #f6f6f7
  8. #f8f8f9
  9. #fbfbfb
  10. #fdfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9e9eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9e9eb
  2. #dfdfe0
  3. #d4d4d6
  4. #cacacb
  5. #bfbfc0
  6. #b5b5b6
  7. #aaaaab
  8. #a0a0a0
  9. #959595
  10. #8b8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e9ea ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9e9eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9e9eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9e9ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e9eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9e9eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9e9ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-e9e9eb {
  color: #e9e9eb;
}
Background
.bg-e9e9eb {
  background-color: #e9e9eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9e9eb {
  border: 2px solid #e9e9eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9e9eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 233 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 5% 92%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9e9eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9e9eb, #eae9eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9e9eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 233 235 / 0.35);
}

#e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 2.37 #f5f5f5 White Smoke ΔE 2.71 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 3.10 #f4f0ec Isabelline ΔE 3.61 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 4.04 #fffafa Snow ΔE 4.41 #ffffff White ΔE 4.63 #161614 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Platinum
#e9e9eb  rgb(233, 233, 235)  hsl(240, 5%, 92%)  Platinum
#ebebe9  rgb(235, 235, 233)  hsl(60, 5%, 92%)  Platinum
#ebe9e9  rgb(235, 233, 233)  hsl(0, 5%, 92%)  Platinum
#e9ebe9  rgb(233, 235, 233)  hsl(120, 5%, 92%)  Platinum