#E8EAED

Accessibility

AAA

17.42:1

Vs white / black

1.21:1 · 17.42:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#e8eaed

RGB

rgb(232, 234, 237)

RGBA

rgba(232, 234, 237, 1)

HSL

hsl(216, 12%, 92%)

HSLA

hsla(216, 12%, 92%, 1)

HSV

hsv(216, 2%, 93%)

LAB

lab(92.63% -0.13 -1.69)

LCH

lch(92.63% 1.69 265.6)

OKLAB

oklab(0.9364 -0.0009 -0.0045)

OKLCH

oklch(0.9364 0.0046 258.69)

XYZ

xyz(77.98, 82.12, 91.85)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 7%)

CSS

color: #e8eaed;

CSS variable

--color-e8eaed: #e8eaed;

SCSS

$color-e8eaed: #e8eaed;

JavaScript

const color = "#e8eaed";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#e8eaed";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#e8eaed" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#e8eaed", "rgb": { "r": 232, "g": 234, "b": 237 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.9364 0.0046 258.69)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#e8eaed-1: #e8eaed;
}

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

Very similar · ΔE 0.82 · #E5E7EB

Nearest CSS named color

WhiteSmoke

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.86 · #F5F5F5

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-50

Similar · ΔE 1.3 · #ECEFF1

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.3 · #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.

50edf6ff 100e0e9f6 200ccd5e2 300b6becb 4009aa2ae 5007f8793 60069717c 700535a65 8003d444f 900292f39 950151b24

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fdfdfe fbfcfc f9fafb f7f8f9 f5f6f8 f4f5f6 f2f3f4 f0f1f3 eeeff2 eceef0 eaecef e8eaed d5d7d9 c1c3c6 aeb0b2 9b9c9e 87888a 747577 616163 4d4e4f 3a3b3b 272727 131414

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fdfdfe fbfcfc f9fafb f7f8f9 f5f6f8 f4f5f6 f2f3f4 f0f1f3 eeeff2 eceef0 eaecef

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

d5d7d9 c1c3c6 aeb0b2 9b9c9e 87888a 747577 616163 4d4e4f 3a3b3b 272727 131414

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

dfe1e4 d7d8db ced0d2 c5c7c9 bdbec0 b4b5b7 abacad a3a3a4 9a9b9b 919292 898989

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#E8EAEDStop 1 #EDEBE8Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#E8EDEDStop 1 #E8EAEDStop 2 #E9E8EDStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#E8EAEDStop 1 #EDE8EAStop 2 #EAEDE8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#E8EAEDStop 1 #EDE9E8Stop 2 #EDEDE8Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2D3239Stop 1 #4F5764Stop 2 #707C8FStop 3 #9BA4B0Stop 4 #C6CBD2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #e8eaed works

#E8EAED (#e8eaed) sits in the blue family at about 216° hue, 12% saturation, and 92% lightness. Contrast is 1.21:1 on white and 17.42:1 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 #e8eaed as small body text on white — 1.21:1 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 Material Blue Grey 50#ECEFF1 Tailwind zinc 200#E4E4E7 Material Grey 200#EEEEEE Tailwind neutral 200#E5E5E5 Clouds#ECF0F1 Tailwind gray 100#F3F4F6 Tailwind slate 100#F1F5F9 Tailwind zinc 100#F4F4F5 City Lights#DFE6E9 Tailwind slate 200#E2E8F0 Tailwind stone 200#E7E5E4