Colour
#E2E5ED
- #E2E5ED
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#E2E5ED is a blue with RGB values 226, 229, 237 and HSL 224°, 23%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#E2E5ED#E2E5ED
HEX#E2E5ED
RGBrgb(226, 229, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.898, 0.9294
RGB percentages88.6%, 89.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(223.6, 23.4%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 4.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK4.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,869,997
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E5ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.66:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#1D1A12
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EDEAE2
Analogous#E2EBED, #E4E2ED
Triadic#EDE2E5, #E5EDE2
Split complementary#EDE4E2, #EBEDE2
Tetradic#EDE2EB, #EDEAE2, #E2EDE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G229
B237
Red226 (88.6%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)23.4%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G E5 · B ED
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