#E3EBEE

Closest named color: Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4). oklch(93.5% 0.009 222.1), rgb(227, 235, 238).

Black text reads best on this color (17.38:1).

About this color

#E3EBEE is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 93%, its chroma 0.009. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.38:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (93%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.009)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4)
Black text	17.38:1
White text	1.20:1

Values

HEX	#E3EBEE
RGB	rgb(227, 235, 238)
HSL	hsl(196, 24%, 91%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.5% 0.009 222.1)

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 #E3EBEE	1.20:1	Fails	Lc -11.9	Not readable
Black text on #E3EBEE	17.38:1	AAA	Lc 93.3	Preferred for body text
#E3EBEE text on white	1.20:1	Fails	Lc 10.2	Not readable
#E3EBEE text on black	17.38:1	AAA	Lc -93.9	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)

#E3EBEE

oklch(93.5% 0.009 222.1)
Step 200
200

#D4DADC

oklch(88.4% 0.007 219.6)
Step 300
300

#B9C2C6

oklch(80.8% 0.011 226)
Step 400
400

#94A4A9

oklch(70.8% 0.02 218.5)
Step 500
500

#7A8D94

oklch(63.1% 0.024 222)
Step 600
600

#62777F

oklch(55.5% 0.028 222.9)
Step 700
700

#51646B

oklch(49% 0.026 222.2)
Step 800
800

#435257

oklch(42.8% 0.021 220)
Step 900
900

#384448

oklch(37.7% 0.017 220)
Step 950
950

#21282A

oklch(27.1% 0.011 216.9)

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#E3EBEE 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)	#E9EAEE	0.008
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E7E9EE	0.007
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E0ECEC	0.006
Achromatopsia (no color)	#EAEAEA	0.010

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 #E3EBEE, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #E3EBEE in your product

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