#E1ECED

Closest named color: Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4). oklch(93.5% 0.012 203.5), rgb(225, 236, 237).

Black text reads best on this color (17.42:1).

About this color

#E1ECED is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.012. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.42:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (94%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.012)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4)
Black text	17.42:1
White text	1.20:1

Values

HEX	#E1ECED
RGB	rgb(225, 236, 237)
HSL	hsl(185, 25%, 91%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.5% 0.012 203.5)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #E1ECED	1.20:1	Fails	Lc -11.7	Not readable
Black text on #E1ECED	17.42:1	AAA	Lc 93.5	Preferred for body text
#E1ECED text on white	1.20:1	Fails	Lc 10.1	Not readable
#E1ECED text on black	17.42:1	AAA	Lc -94.1	Preferred for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F6

oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#E1ECED

oklch(93.5% 0.012 203.5)
Step 200
200

#D3DBDB

oklch(88.5% 0.009 197)
Step 300
300

#B6C4C5

oklch(81% 0.015 202)
Step 400
400

#90A5A7

oklch(70.6% 0.024 203.6)
Step 500
500

#748F92

oklch(63% 0.031 204.7)
Step 600
600

#5C797C

oklch(55.5% 0.034 204.1)
Step 700
700

#4C6669

oklch(49.1% 0.031 205)
Step 800
800

#3E5355

oklch(42.6% 0.026 203.5)
Step 900
900

#354546

oklch(37.7% 0.021 201.1)
Step 950
950

#1F2829

oklch(26.9% 0.013 204.7)

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#E1ECED with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#EAEBED	0.012
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E8E9ED	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#DEEDEC	0.005
Achromatopsia (no color)	#EAEAEA	0.012

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #E1ECED, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #E1ECED in your product

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