#E5EBF0

Closest named color: Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4). oklch(93.7% 0.009 242.8), rgb(229, 235, 240).

Black text reads best on this color (17.47:1).

About this color

#E5EBF0 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.009. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.47:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (94%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.009)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4)
Black text	17.47:1
White text	1.20:1

Values

HEX	#E5EBF0
RGB	rgb(229, 235, 240)
HSL	hsl(207, 27%, 92%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.7% 0.009 242.8)

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 #E5EBF0	1.20:1	Fails	Lc -11.5	Not readable
Black text on #E5EBF0	17.47:1	AAA	Lc 93.7	Preferred for body text
#E5EBF0 text on white	1.20:1	Fails	Lc 9.9	Not readable
#E5EBF0 text on black	17.47:1	AAA	Lc -94.3	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

#F4F5F6

oklch(97% 0.002 247.8)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#E5EBF0

oklch(93.7% 0.009 242.8)
Step 200
200

#D5DADD

oklch(88.5% 0.007 233.7)
Step 300
300

#BAC2C8

oklch(81% 0.012 239.9)
Step 400
400

#97A2AC

oklch(70.7% 0.019 245.5)
Step 500
500

#7D8C97

oklch(63.2% 0.024 239.7)
Step 600
600

#667682

oklch(55.7% 0.027 240.4)
Step 700
700

#55636E

oklch(49.2% 0.025 241.8)
Step 800
800

#46515A

oklch(42.9% 0.02 242.8)
Step 900
900

#3A434A

oklch(37.7% 0.017 241.4)
Step 950
950

#22272B

oklch(26.9% 0.01 242.1)

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#E5EBF0 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)	#E9EBF0	0.005
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E8EAF0	0.004
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E2ECED	0.007
Achromatopsia (no color)	#EAEAEA	0.009

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 #E5EBF0, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #E5EBF0 in your product

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