Gainsboro (Neutral)

#E6E1DC

RGB: 230, 225, 220

Color OverviewHEX #E6E1DC

#E6E1DC Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #E6E1DC is composed of 90% red, 88% green, and 86% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 30°, saturation of 17%, and lightness of 88%.

HEX

#E6E1DC

RGB

230, 225, 220

HSL

30°, 17%, 88%

HSV

30°, 4%, 90%

CMYK

0%, 2%, 4%, 10%

Name Match

Gainsboro

Closest Standard

Shades of #E6E1DC (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #E6E1DC (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #E6E1DC (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #E6E1DC

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 #E6E1DC Background

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

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #E6E1DC Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):16.17 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #E6E1DC;
}

.element {
  color: #E6E1DC;
  background-color: #E6E1DC;
  border-color: #E6E1DC;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#E6E1DC] text-[#E6E1DC] border-[#E6E1DC]">
  Content styled with #E6E1DC
</div>