Gainsboro

#e5e1e3

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. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Gainsboro color values

Every conversion for #e5e1e3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e5e1e3

RGB229, 225, 227

HSL330, 7%, 89%

HSV330, 2%, 90%

CMYK0%, 2%, 1%, 10%

Lab89.88, 1.71, -0.51

XYZ73.1, 76.05, 83.5

Decimal15065571

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone538 C

Shades of gainsboro

#d1cace #beb4b9 #aa9da3 #96868e #827079 #6b5d64 #54494f #3e363a #272224 #100e0f

Tints of gainsboro

#e7e3e5 #e9e5e7 #eae7e9 #ece9eb #eeebed #f0edee #f1eff0 #f3f1f2 #f5f3f4 #f7f5f6

Colors that go with gainsboro

Complementary#e1e5e3 Analogous#e5e1e5 Analogous#e5e1e1 Triadic#e3e5e1 Triadic#e1e3e5 Split complementary#e1e5e1 Split complementary#e1e5e5

Gainsboro in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 1, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e5e1e3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 1 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 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 #e5e1e3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e5e1e3; }
.text { color: #e5e1e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e1e3; }

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 #e5e1e3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e5e1e3 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 #e5e1e3 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 #e5e1e3 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

The figures for #e5e1e3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.