#E7EBEA

Closest named color: Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4). oklch(93.7% 0.004 179.7), rgb(231, 235, 234).

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

About this color

#E7EBEA is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.004. 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 (0.004)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4)
Black text	17.46:1
White text	1.20:1

Values

HEX	#E7EBEA
RGB	rgb(231, 235, 234)
HSL	hsl(165, 9%, 91%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.7% 0.004 179.7)

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 #E7EBEA	1.20:1	Fails	Lc -11.5	Not readable
Black text on #E7EBEA	17.46:1	AAA	Lc 93.7	Preferred for body text
#E7EBEA text on white	1.20:1	Fails	Lc 9.9	Not readable
#E7EBEA text on black	17.46:1	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

#F5F5F5

oklch(97% 0 0)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#E7EBEA

oklch(93.7% 0.004 179.7)
Step 200
200

#D7DAD9

oklch(88.6% 0.004 174.5)
Step 300
300

#BDC2C1

oklch(81% 0.006 183)
Step 400
400

#9BA2A1

oklch(70.6% 0.008 186.8)
Step 500
500

#828C8A

oklch(63.1% 0.012 182.7)
Step 600
600

#6C7673

oklch(55.6% 0.013 176)
Step 700
700

#5A6361

oklch(49.1% 0.012 181)
Step 800
800

#49514F

oklch(42.7% 0.011 179.1)
Step 900
900

#3D4342

oklch(37.7% 0.008 184.9)
Step 950
950

#242726

oklch(26.9% 0.005 174.1)

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#E7EBEA 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)	#EBEAEA	0.006
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#EAEAEA	0.004
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E6EBEB	0.002
Achromatopsia (no color)	#EAEAEA	0.004

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 #E7EBEA, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #E7EBEA in your product

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