#E5E2E1 Color

#E5E2E1 is rgb(229, 226, 225) in RGB and hsl(15, 7%, 89%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E5E2E1

HEX#E5E2E1

RGBrgb(229, 226, 225)

HSLhsl(15, 7%, 89%)

HSVhsv(15, 2%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.004 39.5)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E5E2E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E5E2E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E5E2E1 Complementary#E1E4E5 Analogous#E5E1E2 Analogous#E5E4E1 Triadic#E1E5E2 Triadic#E2E1E5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E5E2E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E7E5E4 #ECEAE9 #EEEDEC #F1EFEF #F3F2F1 #F8F7F7

Shades

#C8C2C0 #ACA3A0 #90837F #6D625F #4C4542 #2C2726

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