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Cloud

#E9E9EE

Conversions

HEX#E9E9EE

RGBrgb(233, 233, 238)

HSLhsl(240, 13%, 92%)

HSVhsv(240, 2%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 7%)

Copy CSS

color: #e9e9ee;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(233, 233, 238);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(240, 13%, 92%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.21 : 1

On ink blackPass · 15.81 : 1

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About Cloud

Cloud is the hex color #E9E9EE, which translates to rgb(233, 233, 238) in RGB and hsl(240, 13%, 92%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 240 degrees, with a saturation of 13 percent and a lightness of 92 percent. That puts Cloud at the pale end of the neutral range, light enough to work as a page or card background with dark text on top.

How Cloud compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is whitesmoke (#F5F5F5), a CIE76 distance of 4.8 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is gray-200 (#E5E7EB), at a distance of 1.3. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Gainsboro Light at 3.0. Sorted by lightness, Cloud is number 27 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on Cloud

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Cloud, led by Ink black at 15.81:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Cloud already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Cloud. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	4.00:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Cloud

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Cloud for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Cloud

Format	Value
HEX	#E9E9EE
RGB	rgb(233, 233, 238)
HSL	hsl(240, 13%, 92%)
HSV	hsv(240, 2%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.55% 0.0067 286.27)
CIELAB	lab(92.48 0.90 -2.42)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.