#E3E1E5 Color

#E3E1E5 is rgb(227, 225, 229) in RGB and hsl(270, 7%, 89%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E3E1E5

HEX#E3E1E5

RGBrgb(227, 225, 229)

HSLhsl(270, 7%, 89%)

HSVhsv(270, 2%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.006 308.4)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E3E1E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E3E1E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E3E1E5 Complementary#E3E5E1 Analogous#E1E1E5 Analogous#E5E1E5 Triadic#E5E3E1 Triadic#E1E5E3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E3E1E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E6E4E7 #EBE9EC #EDECEE #F0EFF1 #F2F1F3 #F7F7F8

Shades

#C4C0C8 #A6A0AC #877F90 #665F6D #47424C #29262C

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