#E8EBED Color

#E8EBED is rgb(232, 235, 237) in RGB, hsl(204, 12%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Platinum (#E5E4E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8EBED

HEX#E8EBED

RGBrgb(232, 235, 237)

HSLhsl(204, 12%, 92%)

HSVhsv(204, 2%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(93.8% 0.004 236.5)

LABlab(92.86% -0.77 -1.34)

LCHlch(92.86% 1.55 240.18)

What #E8EBED 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 #E8EBED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Platinum#E5E4E2ΔE 3.42 Cultured#F5F5F5ΔE 3.99 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 4.46 Isabelline#F4F0ECΔE 4.65 Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 5.3 Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 5.33

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#E8EBED Channel Values

How #E8EBED 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 232 · G 235 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 204° · S 12% · L 92%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 204° · S 2% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.2:1 vs white · 17.54:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8EBED 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text17.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8EBED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8EBED; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #E8EBED

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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Shades

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How #E8EBED 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#E8EBED

Protanopia#EAEAED

Protanomaly#E9EBED

Deuteranopia#EAEAED

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Tritanopia#E8EBEB

Tritanomaly#E8EBEC

Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

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Using #E8EBED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8ebed: #E8EBED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8EBED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8ebed': '#E8EBED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.922, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_e8ebed">#E8EBED</color>

SVG fillfill="#E8EBED"

More Blue Colors

#E8EBED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

eaeafb e7f5fe ede9fe e7e3fc edf2f7 e6e6fa eeeefc e5e8eb eef2ff e5e7eb eff1fe e3e0f5 00008b 0047ab 07193b 1560bd 22229b 324ab2 432dd7 5757ff 6ca0dc 8896a5 a3a3eb c4b4ff

#E8EBED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8EBED?

#E8EBED is a lightest blue — rgb(232, 235, 237) in RGB and hsl(204, 12%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Platinum (#E5E4E2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.42.

What is the RGB value of #E8EBED?

#E8EBED is rgb(232, 235, 237) — red 232, green 235, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8EBED?

#E8EBED converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8EBED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8EBED scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8EBED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8EBED 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 whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) at a CIE76 distance of 3.99, which is very hard to tell apart.

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