What color is #E5ECED?

#E5ECED is a pale low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(229, 236, 237), and in HSL hsl(188, 18%, 91%).

Is #E5ECED accessible as text?

On white, #E5ECED has a contrast ratio of 1.20:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 17.55:1 (passes). For text placed on #E5ECED, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #E5ECED?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is gray-200 (#E5E7EB).

What colors go well with #E5ECED?

As a neutral, #E5ECED pairs cleanly with charcoal, near-black and dark grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a soft background and let the accent carry the color.

Is #E5ECED the same as CSS lavender?

No — #E5ECED is not the CSS named color lavender, but lavender (#E6E6FA) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#E5ECED Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #E5ECED

Not just a swatch — here's how #E5ECED works with other colors. Named schemes with #E5ECED in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #E5ECED Surface #EDEADC Highlight #F4F2E7 Secondary #B4B19F Ink #2A2723

Cool White sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #E5ECED Accent #A6C4BE Surface #DFDABE Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1D3549

Cool White opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #E5ECED Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #596671 Accent #F5FBFC

Cool White is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Cool White.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #E5ECED Secondary #AEB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7A94A5 Anchor #2E3236

Cool White keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F6F4EF Accent #E5ECED Secondary #F8FBFB Support #979286 Ink #16140F

Cool White is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Cool White carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #E5ECED actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 48/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 93/100

Very high

Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.

Depth 6/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 1/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 14/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 9/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 3/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 3/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 92/100

Very high

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 98/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #E5ECED with

Gainsboro Platinum Dark Slate Gray

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 15.5:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #FAFBFB for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #E4E8EC — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #E5ECED at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #E5ECED;
  --color-base-rgb: 229 236 237;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(93.8% 0.008 207.1);
  --color-50: #F6F8F9;
  --color-100: #E7EDEE;
  --color-200: #CFDCDE;
  --color-300: #ACC0C3;
  --color-400: #8AA4A8;
  --color-500: #6B868A;
  --color-600: #56696C;
  --color-700: #404D4F;
  --color-800: #2C3435;
  --color-900: #1C2021;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  cool-white: {
    50: '#F6F8F9',
    100: '#E7EDEE',
    200: '#CFDCDE',
    300: '#ACC0C3',
    400: '#8AA4A8',
    500: '#6B868A',
    600: '#56696C',
    700: '#404D4F',
    800: '#2C3435',
    900: '#1C2021',
  },
}

$base: #E5ECED;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F6F8F9;
$base-100: #E7EDEE;
$base-200: #CFDCDE;
$base-300: #ACC0C3;
$base-400: #8AA4A8;
$base-500: #6B868A;
$base-600: #56696C;
$base-700: #404D4F;
$base-800: #2C3435;
$base-900: #1C2021;
$base-hover: #ADC3C6;
$base-subtle: #F7F9F9;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#E5ECED",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F6F8F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E7EDEE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#CFDCDE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#ACC0C3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#8AA4A8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#6B868A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#56696C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#404D4F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#2C3435",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1C2021",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #E5ECED

Color Lab

Pairs with #E5ECED

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