#E5E7EB · near Ice

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#E5E7EB (RGB 229, 231, 235) is a light, nearly neutral white, closest to Ice and near Lavender and Frost. White suggests space, cleanliness and clarity, which makes #E5E7EB a natural choice for backgrounds and breathing room. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 93% lightness and 0.01 chroma at hue 265°.

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HEX#E5E7EB
RGBrgb(229, 231, 235)
HSLhsl(220, 13%, 91%)
CMYK3, 2, 0, 8
CSS var--ice
Contrast1.24:1 white · 16.96:1 black

Similar named colors

Ice #D6ECEFLavender #E6E6FAFrost #E9F1F7Petal #F8E0E6Eggshell #F0EAD6

How to use #E5E7EB

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E5E7EB (16.96:1); white text does not (1.24:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E5E7EB with its analogous neighbors #E5EAEB and #E6E5EB; for contrast use its complement #EBE9E5 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--ice: #E5E7EB;

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#E5E7EB hex color card: near Ice, RGB 229, 231, 235
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Shades & tints

#2E2E2F#5C5C5E#898B8D#B7B9BC#E5E7EB#EAECEF#EFF1F3#F5F5F7#FAFAFB

Color harmonies for #E5E7EB

Complementary

#E5E7EB#EBE9E5

Analogous

#E5E7EB#E5EAEB#E6E5EB

Triadic

#E5E7EB#EBE5E7#E7EBE5

Split complementary

#E5E7EB#EBE6E5#EAEBE5

Tetradic

#E5E7EB#EBE5EA#EBE9E5#E5EBE6

Palettes with #E5E7EB