#E2E6EA

Accessibility

AAA

16.74:1

Vs white / black

1.25:1 · 16.74:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#e2e6ea

RGB

rgb(226, 230, 234)

RGBA

rgba(226, 230, 234, 1)

HSL

hsl(210, 16%, 90%)

HSLA

hsla(210, 16%, 90%, 1)

HSV

hsv(210, 3%, 92%)

LAB

lab(91.1% -0.61 -2.41)

LCH

lch(91.1% 2.49 255.8)

OKLAB

oklab(0.923 -0.0026 -0.0064)

OKLCH

oklch(0.923 0.0069 247.89)

XYZ

xyz(74.51, 78.70, 89.09)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 8%)

CSS

color: #e2e6ea;

CSS variable

--color-e2e6ea: #e2e6ea;

SCSS

$color-e2e6ea: #e2e6ea;

JavaScript

const color = "#e2e6ea";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#e2e6ea";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#e2e6ea" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#e2e6ea", "rgb": { "r": 226, "g": 230, "b": 234 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.923 0.0069 247.89)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#e2e6ea-1: #e2e6ea;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

gray-200

Similar · ΔE 1.02 · #E5E7EB

Nearest CSS named color

Gainsboro

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.22 · #DCDCDC

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-50

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.19 · #ECEFF1

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.46 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ebf7ff 100dee9f5 200cad6e1 300b4bfca 40098a3ae 5007d8892 60067717c 700515b64 8003b454e 900273039 950131c24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fdfdfd fafbfc f8f9fa f5f7f8 f3f5f6 f1f3f5 eef0f3 eceef1 e9ecef e7eaee e4e8ec e2e6ea cfd3d7 bcc0c3 aaadb0 97999c 848688 717375 5e6061 4b4d4e 393a3b 262627 131314

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fdfdfd fafbfc f8f9fa f5f7f8 f3f5f6 f1f3f5 eef0f3 eceef1 e9ecef e7eaee e4e8ec

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

cfd3d7 bcc0c3 aaadb0 97999c 848688 717375 5e6061 4b4d4e 393a3b 262627 131314

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

dadde1 d2d5d8 cacdd0 c1c4c7 b9bcbe b1b3b5 a9abac a1a2a3 999a9b 909192 888989

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#E2E6EAStop 1 #EAE6E1Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#E1EAEAStop 1 #E2E6EAStop 2 #E1E1EAStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#E2E6EAStop 1 #EAE1E6Stop 2 #E6EAE1Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#E2E6EAStop 1 #EAE1E1Stop 2 #EAEAE1Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2B333BStop 1 #4B5968Stop 2 #6B8094Stop 3 #97A6B4Stop 4 #C4CCD4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #e2e6ea works

#E2E6EA (#e2e6ea) sits in the blue family at about 210° hue, 16% saturation, and 90% lightness. Contrast is 1.25:1 on white and 16.74:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: gray-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

page or card backgrounds
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #e2e6ea as small body text on white — 1.25:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind gray 200#E5E7EB City Lights#DFE6E9 Tailwind slate 200#E2E8F0 Tailwind zinc 200#E4E4E7 Material Blue Grey 50#ECEFF1 Tailwind neutral 200#E5E5E5 Clouds#ECF0F1 Material Grey 300#E0E0E0 Material Grey 200#EEEEEE Tailwind slate 100#F1F5F9 Gainsboro#DCDCDC Tailwind stone 200#E7E5E4