#E4EAEA

Accessibility

AAA

17.26:1

Vs white / black

1.22:1 · 17.26:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#e4eaea

RGB

rgb(228, 234, 234)

RGBA

rgba(228, 234, 234, 1)

HSL

hsl(180, 12%, 91%)

HSLA

hsla(180, 12%, 91%, 1)

HSV

hsv(180, 3%, 92%)

LAB

lab(92.26% -2 -0.7)

LCH

lch(92.26% 2.12 199.29)

OKLAB

oklab(0.9325 -0.0062 -0.0019)

OKLCH

oklch(0.9325 0.0065 197.04)

XYZ

xyz(76.27, 81.28, 89.50)

CMYK

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

CSS

color: #e4eaea;

CSS variable

--color-e4eaea: #e4eaea;

SCSS

$color-e4eaea: #e4eaea;

JavaScript

const color = "#e4eaea";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#e4eaea";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#e4eaea" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#e4eaea", "rgb": { "r": 228, "g": 234, "b": 234 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.9325 0.0065 197.04)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#e4eaea-1: #e4eaea;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.99 · #E5E5E5

Nearest CSS named color

WhiteSmoke

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.86 · #F5F5F5

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-50

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.33 · #ECEFF1

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.24 · #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.

50e7fafa 100d9ecec 200c6d9d9 300b0c2c2 40094a6a6 500798a8a 600637474 7004d5d5d 800374747 900233232 9500f1e1e

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fdfdfd fbfcfc f8fafa f6f8f8 f4f6f6 f2f5f5 eff3f3 edf1f1 ebefef e9eeee e6ecec e4eaea d1d7d7 bec3c3 abb0b0 989c9c 858888 727575 5f6161 4c4e4e 393b3b 262727 131414

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fdfdfd fbfcfc f8fafa f6f8f8 f4f6f6 f2f5f5 eff3f3 edf1f1 ebefef e9eeee e6ecec

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

d1d7d7 bec3c3 abb0b0 989c9c 858888 727575 5f6161 4c4e4e 393b3b 262727 131414

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

dce1e1 d3d8d8 cbd0d0 c3c7c7 babebe b2b5b5 aaacac a1a3a3 999b9b 919292 888989

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#E4EAEAStop 1 #EBE5E5Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#E5EBE8Stop 1 #E4EAEAStop 2 #E5E8EBStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#E4EAEAStop 1 #EBE5EBStop 2 #EBEBE5Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#E4EAEAStop 1 #EBE5E8Stop 2 #EBE8E5Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2D3939Stop 1 #4F6464Stop 2 #708F8FStop 3 #9BB0B0Stop 4 #C6D2D2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #e4eaea works

#E4EAEA (#e4eaea) sits in the cyan family at about 180° hue, 12% saturation, and 91% lightness. Contrast is 1.22:1 on white and 17.26:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-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 #e4eaea as small body text on white — 1.22:1 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: Freshness, clarity, and innovation. Great for tech accents and clean digital products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Cyan range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

City Lights#DFE6E9 Clouds#ECF0F1 Material Blue Grey 50#ECEFF1 Tailwind neutral 200#E5E5E5 Material Grey 200#EEEEEE Tailwind gray 200#E5E7EB Material Grey 300#E0E0E0 Tailwind slate 100#F1F5F9 Tailwind gray 100#F3F4F6 Tailwind stone 100#F5F5F4 Tailwind zinc 200#E4E4E7 WhiteSmoke#F5F5F5