#E2ECEE

Closest named color: Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4). oklch(93.6% 0.011 211), rgb(226, 236, 238).

Black text reads best on this color (17.46:1).

About this color

#E2ECEE is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.011. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.46:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (94%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.011)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4)
Black text	17.46:1
White text	1.20:1

Values

HEX	#E2ECEE
RGB	rgb(226, 236, 238)
HSL	hsl(190, 26%, 91%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.6% 0.011 211)

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 #E2ECEE	1.20:1	Fails	Lc -11.6	Not readable
Black text on #E2ECEE	17.46:1	AAA	Lc 93.6	Preferred for body text
#E2ECEE text on white	1.20:1	Fails	Lc 9.9	Not readable
#E2ECEE text on black	17.46:1	AAA	Lc -94.2	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)

#E2ECEE

oklch(93.6% 0.011 211)
Step 200
200

#D4DBDC

oklch(88.6% 0.008 207.1)
Step 300
300

#B7C3C6

oklch(80.9% 0.014 214.4)
Step 400
400

#91A5A9

oklch(70.8% 0.023 211.1)
Step 500
500

#768F93

oklch(63.2% 0.029 208.3)
Step 600
600

#5E797E

oklch(55.7% 0.032 210.1)
Step 700
700

#4E656A

oklch(49% 0.029 212.4)
Step 800
800

#405357

oklch(42.8% 0.024 211.9)
Step 900
900

#364447

oklch(37.6% 0.019 212.1)
Step 950
950

#20282A

oklch(27% 0.012 214.5)

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#E2ECEE 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)	#EAEBEE	0.010
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E8E9EE	0.010
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#DFEDED	0.005
Achromatopsia (no color)	#EAEAEA	0.011

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 #E2ECEE, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #E2ECEE in your product

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