#E5E5E6 Color

#E5E5E6 is rgb(229, 229, 230) in RGB and hsl(240, 2%, 90%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E5E5E6

HEX#E5E5E6

RGBrgb(229, 229, 230)

HSLhsl(240, 2%, 90%)

HSVhsv(240, 0%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(92.2% 0.001 286.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E5E5E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E5E5E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E5E5E6 Complementary#E6E6E5 Analogous#E5E6E6 Analogous#E6E5E6 Triadic#E6E5E5 Triadic#E5E6E5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E5E5E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E8E8E9 #EAEAEB #EDEDEE #F2F2F3 #F5F5F5 #F7F7F8

Shades

#C6C6C8 #A4A4A8 #85858A #66666B #48484B #28282A

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