#E5E7EB — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS gray-200 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#E5E7EB is a very light, muted blue. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class gray-200 (e.g. bg-gray-200, text-gray-200). Its nearest CSS named color is lavender (#e6e6fa). For readable text on a #E5E7EB background, black text gives the strongest contrast (16.96:1). Because it is so light, #E5E7EB works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Color Values

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#E5E7EB in Tailwind CSS (gray-200)

#E5E7EB ships with Tailwind CSS as gray-200 — use it as bg-gray-200, text-gray-200, or border-gray-200. It sits at step 200 of the gray ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #E5E7EB (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #e8e9ed Copy
• 20% tint #eaecef Copy
• 30% tint #edeef1 Copy
• 40% tint #eff1f3 Copy
• 50% tint #f2f3f5 Copy
• 60% tint #f5f5f7 Copy
• 70% tint #f7f8f9 Copy
• 80% tint #fafafb Copy
• 90% tint #fcfdfd Copy

Shades of #E5E7EB (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #ced0d4 Copy
• 20% shade #b7b9bc Copy
• 30% shade #a0a2a5 Copy
• 40% shade #898b8d Copy
• 50% shade #737476 Copy
• 60% shade #5c5c5e Copy
• 70% shade #454547 Copy
• 80% shade #2e2e2f Copy
• 90% shade #171717 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #E5E7EB background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #E5E7EB from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More blue colors in the library: #E2E8F0 (slate-200), #DBEAFE (blue-100), #C7D2FE (indigo-200), #E0F2FE (sky-100), #E0E7FF (indigo-100), #BFDBFE (blue-200).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #E5E7EB?

  #E5E7EB is a very light, muted blue — rgb(229, 231, 235). Its nearest CSS named color is lavender. In Tailwind CSS it is gray-200.

• How do I make tints and shades of #E5E7EB?

  Mix #E5E7EB with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #E5E7EB is #eaecef and a 20% shade is #b7b9bc — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #E5E7EB in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #E5E7EB?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #E5E7EB background at 16.96:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #E5E7EB?

  gray-200 — use it as bg-gray-200, text-gray-200, or border-gray-200. The full gray 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.