#E7EAED

Closest named color: Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4). oklch(93.6% 0.005 247.9), rgb(231, 234, 237).

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

About this color

#E7EAED is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.005. 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 17.38:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (94%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.005)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4)
Black text	17.38:1
White text	1.20:1

Values

HEX	#E7EAED
RGB	rgb(231, 234, 237)
HSL	hsl(210, 14%, 92%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.6% 0.005 247.9)

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 #E7EAED	1.20:1	Fails	Lc -11.9	Not readable
Black text on #E7EAED	17.38:1	AAA	Lc 93.4	Preferred for body text
#E7EAED text on white	1.20:1	Fails	Lc 10.2	Not readable
#E7EAED 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

#F5F5F6

oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#E7EAED

oklch(93.6% 0.005 247.9)
Step 200
200

#D7D9DB

oklch(88.4% 0.004 247.9)
Step 300
300

#BDC1C5

oklch(80.9% 0.007 247.9)
Step 400
400

#9CA1A7

oklch(70.7% 0.01 252.8)
Step 500
500

#838A91

oklch(63% 0.013 248)
Step 600
600

#6D747C

oklch(55.6% 0.015 251.7)
Step 700
700

#5B6268

oklch(49.2% 0.013 243.8)
Step 800
800

#4A5055

oklch(42.8% 0.011 243.1)
Step 900
900

#3E4246

oklch(37.7% 0.009 248.1)
Step 950
950

#242729

oklch(27% 0.006 236.7)

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#E7EAED 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)	#E9EAED	0.003
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E8E9ED	0.003
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E6EBEB	0.005
Achromatopsia (no color)	#EAEAEA	0.005

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 #E7EAED, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #E7EAED in your product

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