Gainsboro

#e5e4e1

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

This is Gainsboro, a pale neutral that behaves like a grey. 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 #e5e4e1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e5e4e1

RGB229, 228, 225

HSL45, 7%, 89%

HSV45, 2%, 90%

CMYK0%, 0%, 2%, 10%

Lab90.59, -0.19, 1.57

XYZ73.65, 77.58, 82.33

Decimal15066337

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5455 C

Shades of gainsboro

#d1d0ca #bebbb4 #aaa79d #969286 #827d70 #6b685d #545249 #3e3c36 #272622 #10100e

Tints of gainsboro

#e7e6e3 #e9e8e5 #eaeae7 #ecebe9 #eeedeb #f0efed #f1f1ef #f3f3f1 #f5f5f3 #f7f6f5

Colors that go with gainsboro

Complementary#e1e2e5 Analogous#e5e2e1 Analogous#e4e5e1 Triadic#e1e5e4 Triadic#e4e1e5 Split complementary#e1e4e5 Split complementary#e2e1e5

Gainsboro in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 2, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e5e4e1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 2 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 6 16

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 #e5e4e1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e5e4e1; }
.text { color: #e5e4e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e4e1; }

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 #e5e4e1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e5e4e1 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 #e5e4e1 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 #e5e4e1 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 #e5e4e1 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.