#E5E5E5 color
#E5E5E5 is a very light, desaturated grey, closest to the CSS named color lavender (#E6E6FA).
Color values
| HEX | #E5E5E5 |
| RGB | rgb(229, 229, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 10%) |
| Decimal | 15066597 |
| CSS | color: #E5E5E5; |
| Android | 0xFFE5E5E5 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.898, blue: 0.898, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #E5E5E5 | 1.26:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #E5E5E5 | 16.67:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #E5E5E5
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #E5E5E5 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #E5E5E5
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #E5E5E5 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #E5E5E5; background-color: #E5E5E5; }
.element { color: rgb(229 229 229); }
.element { color: hsl(0 0% 90%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#E5E5E5] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #E5E5E5;Frequently asked questions
What color is #E5E5E5?
#E5E5E5 is a very light, desaturated grey. Its hue sits at 0° on the color wheel, with 0% saturation and 90% lightness.
What is #E5E5E5 in RGB?
#E5E5E5 converts to rgb(229, 229, 229) — 229 red, 229 green and 229 blue.
What is #E5E5E5 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 10%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #E5E5E5 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (16.67:1 versus 1.26:1).
What is the complementary color of #E5E5E5?
#E6E6E6 — the hue directly opposite #E5E5E5 on the color wheel.