#E9E3E7

Accessibility

AAA

16.61:1

Vs white / black

1.26:1 · 16.61:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#e9e3e7

RGB

rgb(233, 227, 231)

RGBA

rgba(233, 227, 231, 1)

HSL

hsl(320, 12%, 90%)

HSLA

hsla(320, 12%, 90%, 1)

HSV

hsv(320, 3%, 91%)

LAB

lab(90.79% 2.73 -1.22)

LCH

lch(90.79% 2.99 335.92)

OKLAB

oklab(0.9217 0.0077 -0.0032)

OKLCH

oklch(0.9217 0.0083 337.43)

XYZ

xyz(75.49, 78.03, 86.67)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 9%)

CSS

color: #e9e3e7;

CSS variable

--color-e9e3e7: #e9e3e7;

SCSS

$color-e9e3e7: #e9e3e7;

JavaScript

const color = "#e9e3e7";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#e9e3e7";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#e9e3e7" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#e9e3e7", "rgb": { "r": 233, "g": 227, "b": 231 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.9217 0.0083 337.43)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#e9e3e7-1: #e9e3e7;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 3 · #E4E4E7

Nearest CSS named color

Gainsboro

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.34 · #DCDCDC

Nearest Material color

brown-50

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.78 · #EFEBE9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 5.88 · #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.

50fff0fa 100f1e3ed 200ddcfd9 300c7b9c2 400aa9da6 5008f828a 600786c74 70061555d 8004b4048 900362b33 95021171e

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fdfdfd fbfafb faf8f9 f8f6f7 f6f3f5 f4f1f3 f2eff1 f0ecef efeaed ede8eb ebe5e9 e9e3e7 d6d0d4 c2bdc1 afaaad 9b979a 888487 757274 615f60 4e4c4d 3a393a 272626 131313

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fdfdfd fbfafb faf8f9 f8f6f7 f6f3f5 f4f1f3 f2eff1 f0ecef efeaed ede8eb ebe5e9

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

d6d0d4 c2bdc1 afaaad 9b979a 888487 757274 615f60 4e4c4d 3a393a 272626 131313

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

e0dbde d8d3d6 cfcacd c6c2c5 bdbabc b5b2b4 aca9ab a3a1a2 9a999a 929191 898889

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#E9E3E7Stop 1 #E2E9E4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#E8E2E9Stop 1 #E9E3E7Stop 2 #E9E2E3Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#E9E3E7Stop 1 #E7E9E2Stop 2 #E2E7E9Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#E9E3E7Stop 1 #E3E9E2Stop 2 #E2E9E8Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#392D35Stop 1 #644F5DStop 2 #8F7085Stop 3 #B09BA9Stop 4 #D2C6CEStop 5

Using this color

Where #e9e3e7 works

#E9E3E7 (#e9e3e7) sits in the pink family at about 320° hue, 12% saturation, and 90% lightness. Contrast is 1.26:1 on white and 16.61:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-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 #e9e3e7 as small body text on white — 1.26:1 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: Compassion, playfulness, and romance. Popular in beauty, lifestyle, and youth-focused products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Pink 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 zinc 200#E4E4E7 Tailwind stone 200#E7E5E4 Material Brown 50#EFEBE9 Tailwind neutral 200#E5E5E5 Tailwind gray 200#E5E7EB Material Grey 300#E0E0E0 Tailwind pink 50#FDF2F8 Gainsboro#DCDCDC Material Grey 200#EEEEEE Tailwind red 50#FEF2F2 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Tailwind purple 50#FAF5FF