#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.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9E9E9
RGB233, 233, 233
HSL0°, 0%, 91.4%
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 9%
HSV0°, 0.0%, 91.4%
LAB92.3, 0.0, -0.0
XYZ77.5, 81.5, 88.7
Decimal15329769

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.21:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
17.30:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.16:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.70:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9E9E9; }
.text-color { color: #E9E9E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9E9E9; }

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