#E3EAED#E3EAED
#E3EAED is a very light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.813; OKLCH L 93.3% C 0.009 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3EAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 234, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 22%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 4%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.2%, 1.3%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.26, -1.78, -2.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.26, 2.88, 231.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.26% -0.006 -0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.26% 0.009 225.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.3845, 81.2905, 91.7708) |
| Luminance | 0.8129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 3.36
Aliceblue
#F0F8FF
ΔE00 3.49
Whitesmoke
#F5F5F5
ΔE00 4.14
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 4.30
Pale Grey
#FDFDFE
ΔE00 5.28
Off White
#FAF9F6
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3EAED #EDE6E3
analogous
#E3EDEB #E3EAED #E3E5ED
triadic
#E3EAED #EDE3EA #EAEDE3
tetradic
#E3EAED #EBE3ED #EDE6E3 #E5EDE3
square
#E3EAED #EBE3ED #EDE6E3 #E5EDE3
split-complementary
#E3EAED #EDE3E5 #EDEBE3
monochromatic
#98B2BD #BECED5 #E3EAED #ECF1F3 #ECF1F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#E3EAED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.26
#E3EAED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3EAED
17.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3EAED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3EAED | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.26 | 17.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8EAED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7E8ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E1EBEB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3eaed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 234, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.3% 0.009 225.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebf0f2',
500: '#e3eaed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3eaed; $custom-light: #ebf0f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3eaed",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 234,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198,
"s": 21.739,
"l": 90.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9326,
"c": 0.00856,
"h": 225.1
},
"luminance": 0.81291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3EAED
secondary
#C5B6B0
accent
#6145A0
background
#FEFFFF
surface
#FDFEFE
border
#D5D6D6
text
#161617
muted
#848585