#E9E9E9
A very light, muted neutral closely aligning with Whitesmoke.
About #E9E9E9
At its core, #E9E9E9 is a very light and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Whitesmoke. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 233 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 0° hue, 0% saturation, and 91.4% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.