Gainsboro (Neutral)

#E5E0E5

RGB: 229, 224, 229

Color OverviewHEX #E5E0E5

#E5E0E5 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #E5E0E5 is composed of 90% red, 88% green, and 90% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 300°, saturation of 9%, and lightness of 89%.

HEX

#E5E0E5

RGB

229, 224, 229

HSL

300°, 9%, 89%

HSV

300°, 2%, 90%

CMYK

0%, 2%, 0%, 10%

Name Match

Gainsboro

Closest Standard

Shades of #E5E0E5 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #E5E0E5 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #E5E0E5 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #E5E0E5

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #E5E0E5 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.3 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #E5E0E5 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):16.13 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #E5E0E5;
}

.element {
  color: #E5E0E5;
  background-color: #E5E0E5;
  border-color: #E5E0E5;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#E5E0E5] text-[#E5E0E5] border-[#E5E0E5]">
  Content styled with #E5E0E5
</div>