Color specimenNo. 15066597

#E5E5E5

Off White

A deterministic reference card for #E5E5E5. Every value, scheme, and snippet below is computed from the hex — no database, no guesswork.

RGB
229, 229, 229
HSL
0°, 0%, 90%
Text
Black on top

Tailwind CSS · neutral

tailwind · neutral 200

The Tailwind CSS utility classes bg-neutral-200, text-neutral-200, and friends all reference this hex value.

Scale context · neutral

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Class name
neutral-200
Hex
#E5E5E5
Closest CSS named color
gainsboro
Full color breakdown
/color/e5e5e5

Developer snippets

Copy-ready code

Every snippet below is generated from the hex — not a hand-maintained table.

Conversions

Same color, seven encodings

Nearest matches

Closest in other design systems

Accessibility

Contrast against white & black

On white

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #E5E5E5 as the text color.

1.26:1
AA failAAA failLarge fail

Rating · Fail

On black

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #E5E5E5 as the text color.

16.67:1
AA passAAA passLarge pass

Rating · AAA

Recommendation

When using #E5E5E5 as a background, pair it with #000000 text for the best WCAG contrast.

Contrast ratios only — one part of WCAG 2.1. Not a certification of accessibility or legal compliance.

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