Gainsboro

#e6e4e4

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 #e6e4e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e6e4e4

RGB230, 228, 228

HSL0, 4%, 90%

HSV0, 1%, 90%

CMYK0%, 1%, 1%, 10%

Lab90.74, 0.68, 0.23

XYZ74.38, 77.91, 84.52

Decimal15131876

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone649 C

Shades of gainsboro

#d1cece #bdb8b8 #a8a1a1 #948b8b #7f7575 #696161 #524c4c #3c3838 #262323 #100f0f

Tints of gainsboro

#e8e6e6 #e9e8e8 #ebe9e9 #edebeb #eeeded #f0efef #f1f0f0 #f3f2f2 #f5f4f4 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with gainsboro

Complementary#e4e6e6 Analogous#e6e4e5 Analogous#e6e5e4 Triadic#e4e6e4 Triadic#e4e4e6 Split complementary#e4e6e5 Split complementary#e4e5e6

Gainsboro in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 1, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e6e4e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 1 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 5 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 #e6e4e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e6e4e4; }
.text { color: #e6e4e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e4e4; }

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 #e6e4e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e6e4e4 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 #e6e4e4 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 #e6e4e4 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 #e6e4e4 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.