#E9E2E2

A very light, muted red closely aligning with Gainsboro.

About #E9E2E2

At its core, #E9E2E2 is a very light and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Gainsboro. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 226, and 226.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 13.7% saturation, and 90.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9E2E2
RGB233, 226, 226
HSL0.0°, 13.7%, 90.0%
CMYK0%, 3%, 3%, 9%
HSV0.0°, 3.0%, 91.4%
LAB90.4, 2.4, 0.8
XYZ74.5, 77.2, 82.9
Decimal15327970

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.44:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9E2E2; }
.text-color { color: #E9E2E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9E2E2; }

Similar Colors

Gainsboro
#DCDCDC