#E5E1E1 Color

#E5E1E1 is rgb(229, 225, 225) in RGB and hsl(0, 7%, 89%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E5E1E1

HEX#E5E1E1

RGBrgb(229, 225, 225)

HSLhsl(0, 7%, 89%)

HSVhsv(0, 2%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.004 17.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E5E1E1 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 text16.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E5E1E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E5E1E1 Complementary#E1E5E5 Analogous#E5E1E3 Analogous#E5E3E1 Triadic#E1E5E1 Triadic#E1E1E5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E5E1E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E7E4E4 #ECE9E9 #EEECEC #F1EFEF #F3F1F1 #F8F7F7

Shades

#C8C0C0 #ACA0A0 #907F7F #6D5F5F #4C4242 #2C2626

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