Gainsboro (Neutral)

#E8E3E5

RGB: 232, 227, 229

Color OverviewHEX #E8E3E5

#E8E3E5 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #E8E3E5 is composed of 91% red, 89% green, and 90% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 336°, saturation of 10%, and lightness of 90%.

HEX

#E8E3E5

RGB

232, 227, 229

HSL

336°, 10%, 90%

HSV

336°, 2%, 91%

CMYK

0%, 2%, 1%, 9%

Name Match

Gainsboro

Closest Standard

Shades of #E8E3E5 (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #E8E3E5 (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #E8E3E5 (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #E8E3E5

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 #E8E3E5 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.27 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #E8E3E5 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):16.55 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #E8E3E5;
}

.element {
  color: #E8E3E5;
  background-color: #E8E3E5;
  border-color: #E8E3E5;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#E8E3E5] text-[#E8E3E5] border-[#E8E3E5]">
  Content styled with #E8E3E5
</div>