#E1E5DC Color

#E1E5DC is rgb(225, 229, 220) in RGB and hsl(87, 15%, 88%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E1E5DC

HEX#E1E5DC

RGBrgb(225, 229, 220)

HSLhsl(87, 15%, 88%)

HSVhsv(87, 4%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(91.6% 0.013 126.4)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E1E5DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E1E5DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E1E5DC Complementary#E0DCE5 Analogous#E5E5DC Analogous#DCE5DC Triadic#DCE1E5 Triadic#E5DCE1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E1E5DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E3E7DF #E8EBE5 #EBEEE8 #F0F2ED #F2F4F0 #F7F8F6

Shades

#C3CBB9 #A5B195 #869772 #687557 #48523D #292F23

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