#E2E8F0 Color

#E2E8F0 is rgb(226, 232, 240) in RGB, hsl(214, 32%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chrome (#DBE4EB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E2E8F0

HEX#E2E8F0

RGBrgb(226, 232, 240)

HSLhsl(214, 32%, 91%)

HSVhsv(214, 6%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.013 255.5)

LABlab(91.71% -0.97 -4.63)

LCHlch(91.71% 4.73 258.16)

What #E2E8F0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E2E8F0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 2.03 Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 4.53 Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 5.48 Platinum#E5E4E2ΔE 5.93 Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 6.16 Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 6.32

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#E2E8F0 Channel Values

How #E2E8F0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 226 · G 232 · B 240	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 214° · S 32% · L 91%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 214° · S 6% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 6% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.23:1 vs white · 17.03:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E2E8F0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text17.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E2E8F0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E2E8F0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #E2E8F0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #E2E8F0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E2E8F0

Protanopia#E7E7F0

Protanomaly#E5E7F0

Deuteranopia#E6E6F0

Deuteranomaly#E4E7F0

Tritanopia#E1E9E9

Tritanomaly#E1E9EC

Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

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Using #E2E8F0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e2e8f0: #E2E8F0;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E2E8F0;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e2e8f0': '#E2E8F0' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.910, blue: 0.941)

Android XML<color name="color_e2e8f0">#E2E8F0</color>

SVG fillfill="#E2E8F0"

More Blue Colors

#E2E8F0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e2e9f3 e0e7ff e3e0f5 dff2fe e5e7eb dfe9fb e5e8eb dee9f2 e6e6fa dedcef e7e3fc ddddf8 000052 003399 030712 121254 1e90ff 2d14b8 3c69e7 51a2ff 6699cc 8073d4 9bc4e2 beb8ff

#E2E8F0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E2E8F0?

#E2E8F0 is a lightest blue — rgb(226, 232, 240) in RGB and hsl(214, 32%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chrome (#DBE4EB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.03.

What is the RGB value of #E2E8F0?

#E2E8F0 is rgb(226, 232, 240) — red 226, green 232, and blue 240 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E2E8F0?

#E2E8F0 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E2E8F0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E2E8F0 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E2E8F0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E2E8F0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 5.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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