#E9EAED

Closest named color: Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4). oklch(93.7% 0.004 271.4), rgb(233, 234, 237).

Black text reads best on this color (17.45:1).

About this color

#E9EAED 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 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.45:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (94%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.004)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Anti-Flash White (#EDF2F4)
Black text	17.45:1
White text	1.20:1

Values

HEX	#E9EAED
RGB	rgb(233, 234, 237)
HSL	hsl(225, 10%, 92%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.7% 0.004 271.4)

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 #E9EAED	1.20:1	Fails	Lc -11.6	Not readable
Black text on #E9EAED	17.45:1	AAA	Lc 93.6	Preferred for body text
#E9EAED text on white	1.20:1	Fails	Lc 9.9	Not readable
#E9EAED text on black	17.45:1	AAA	Lc -94.2	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)

#E9EAED

oklch(93.7% 0.004 271.4)
Step 200
200

#D8D9DB

oklch(88.5% 0.003 264.5)
Step 300
300

#BFC0C4

oklch(80.8% 0.006 274.9)
Step 400
400

#9EA0A6

oklch(70.6% 0.009 271.3)
Step 500
500

#878990

oklch(63.1% 0.011 273.3)
Step 600
600

#71737B

oklch(55.6% 0.013 274.7)
Step 700
700

#5E6067

oklch(49% 0.011 273.2)
Step 800
800

#4D4F54

oklch(42.8% 0.009 268.4)
Step 900
900

#404145

oklch(37.6% 0.007 274.8)
Step 950
950

#262629

oklch(27% 0.005 286)

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#E9EAED 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	0.000
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E9EAED	0.000
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E8EBEB	0.005
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 #E9EAED, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #E9EAED in your product

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