Gainsboro

#e1e4e2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for gainsboro, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Gainsboro carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Pale neutrals like this make dependable backgrounds and paper stocks. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Gainsboro color values

Every conversion for #e1e4e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e1e4e2

RGB225, 228, 226

HSL140, 5%, 89%

HSV140, 1%, 89%

CMYK1%, 0%, 1%, 11%

Lab90.31, -1.36, 0.61

XYZ72.52, 76.99, 82.99

Decimal14804194

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5455 C

Shades of gainsboro

#cbd0cd #b5bcb7 #9ea8a2 #88948c #737f77 #5f6962 #4b534d #373d39 #232624 #0e100f

Tints of gainsboro

#e3e6e4 #e5e8e6 #e7eae8 #e9ebea #ebedec #edefee #eff1f0 #f1f3f2 #f4f5f4 #f6f7f6

Colors that go with gainsboro

Complementary#e4e1e3 Analogous#e2e4e1 Analogous#e1e4e3 Triadic#e2e1e4 Triadic#e4e2e1 Split complementary#e3e1e4 Split complementary#e4e1e2

Gainsboro in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 1, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e1e4e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 1 11

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 5 17

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Gainsboro in css

Copy #e1e4e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e1e4e2; }
.text { color: #e1e4e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e4e2; }

How gainsboro looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Gainsboro and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e1e4e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e1e4e2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Gainsboro on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e1e4e2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around gainsboro? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn gainsboro into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e1e4e2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from gainsboro, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e1e4e2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.