#E5E5E5 · near Ice

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#E5E5E5 (RGB 229, 229, 229) is a light, nearly neutral white, closest to Ice and near Petal and Lavender. White suggests space, cleanliness and clarity, which makes #E5E5E5 a natural choice for backgrounds and breathing room. It appears in 8 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 92% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°.

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HEX#E5E5E5
RGBrgb(229, 229, 229)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 90%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 10
CSS var--ice
Contrast1.26:1 white · 16.67:1 black

Similar named colors

Ice #D6ECEFPetal #F8E0E6Lavender #E6E6FAEggshell #F0EAD6Almond #EFDECD

How to use #E5E5E5

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E5E5E5 (16.67:1); white text does not (1.26:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E5E5E5 with its analogous neighbors #E6E6E6 and #E6E6E6; for contrast use its complement #E6E6E6 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--ice: #E5E5E5;

Color card

#E5E5E5 hex color card: near Ice, RGB 229, 229, 229
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Shades & tints

#2E2E2E#5C5C5C#898989#B7B7B7#E5E5E5#EAEAEA#EFEFEF#F5F5F5#FAFAFA

Color harmonies for #E5E5E5

Complementary

#E5E5E5#E6E6E6

Analogous

#E5E5E5#E6E6E6#E6E6E6

Triadic

#E5E5E5#E6E6E6#E6E6E6

Split complementary

#E5E5E5#E6E6E6#E6E6E6

Tetradic

#E5E5E5#E6E6E6#E6E6E6#E6E6E6

Palettes with #E5E5E5