#E5ECE7

Closest named color: Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4). oklch(93.6% 0.01 155.1), rgb(229, 236, 231).

Black text reads best on this color (17.48:1).

About this color

#E5ECE7 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.010. 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 17.48:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (94%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.010)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4)
Black text	17.48:1
White text	1.20:1

Values

HEX	#E5ECE7
RGB	rgb(229, 236, 231)
HSL	hsl(137, 16%, 91%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.6% 0.01 155.1)

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 #E5ECE7	1.20:1	Fails	Lc -11.5	Not readable
Black text on #E5ECE7	17.48:1	AAA	Lc 93.7	Preferred for body text
#E5ECE7 text on white	1.20:1	Fails	Lc 9.8	Not readable
#E5ECE7 text on black	17.48:1	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

#F4F6F5

oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#E5ECE7

oklch(93.6% 0.01 155.1)
Step 200
200

#D6DAD7

oklch(88.4% 0.006 153.8)
Step 300
300

#BAC3BD

oklch(80.8% 0.013 156.9)
Step 400
400

#97A59B

oklch(70.8% 0.021 154.7)
Step 500
500

#7D8E83

oklch(63% 0.026 157.2)
Step 600
600

#67796C

oklch(55.7% 0.029 154)
Step 700
700

#55655A

oklch(49% 0.026 155.3)
Step 800
800

#46534A

oklch(42.8% 0.022 155.1)
Step 900
900

#3B443E

oklch(37.6% 0.016 156.4)
Step 950
950

#222824

oklch(26.9% 0.011 156.4)

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#E5ECE7 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)	#ECEBE7	0.009
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#EBEAE7	0.009
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E4ECEA	0.004
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 #E5ECE7, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #E5ECE7 in your product

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