Gainsboro Light
#EEEEEEAbout Gainsboro Light
Gainsboro Light is the hex color #EEEEEE, which translates to rgb(238, 238, 238) in RGB and hsl(0, 0%, 93%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 0 degrees, with a saturation of 0 percent and a lightness of 93 percent. With almost no saturation left, Gainsboro Light behaves as a near neutral: it sits under other colors rather than competing with them.
How Gainsboro Light compares
The closest standard CSS keyword is whitesmoke (#F5F5F5), a CIE76 distance of 2.4 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 taupe-100 (#F3F1F1), at a distance of 1.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is White Smoke at 2.4. Sorted by lightness, Gainsboro Light is number 29 of the 37 neutral colors here.
Text on Gainsboro Light
2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Gainsboro Light, led by Ink black at 16.49:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Gainsboro Light already loaded as the background.
| Text color | Ratio | AA normal | AA large | AAA normal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White #FFFFFF | 1.16:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Ink black #0F0F12 | 16.49:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Mid grey #6B7280 | 4.17:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Dark grey #374151 | 8.88:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Light grey #E5E7EB | 1.07:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
Building a palette around Gainsboro Light
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 Gainsboro Light 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 Gainsboro Light
| Format | Value |
|---|---|
| HEX | #EEEEEE |
| RGB | rgb(238, 238, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 0%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 7%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.91% 0.0000 0.00) |
| CIELAB | lab(94.10 0.00 0.00) |
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