Platinum color: code #E5E4E2

Platinum

#E5E4E2

Color codes

  • HEX#E5E4E2
  • RGBrgb(229, 228, 226)
  • HSLhsl(40, 5%, 89%)
  • HSVhsv(40, 1%, 90%)
  • CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 10%)
  • LABlab(90.6% 0 1.1)
  • OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.003 84.6)

About the color Platinum

Platinum has the HEX code #E5E4E2, which corresponds to rgb(229, 228, 226) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 40°, with 5% saturation and 89% lightness (hsl(40, 5%, 89%)).

With very low saturation (or extreme lightness) it works as a neutral, easy to pair with almost any other color.

As a background it calls for dark text: black reaches a 16.52:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 1.27:1 for white.

For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 10%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.

Lighter tints

Darker shades

Color combinations with Platinum

Complementary

#E5E4E2 · #E2E2E4

Analogous

#E4E2E2 · #E5E4E2 · #E4E4E2

Triadic

#E5E4E2 · #E2E4E3 · #E3E2E4

Tetradic

#E5E4E2 · #E2E4E2 · #E2E2E4 · #E4E2E4

Split-complementary

#E5E4E2 · #E2E4E4 · #E2E2E4

Monochromatic

#A8A59F · #CCCAC7 · #E5E4E2 · #FFFFFF · #FFFFFF

Platinum with white and black text

White text Aa Bb Cc 123
1.27:1 · fails WCAG
Black text Aa Bb Cc 123
16.52:1 · AAA

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How to use it in CSS

:root {
  --color-platinum: #E5E4E2;
  --color-platinum-rgb: 229, 228, 226;
}

.elemento {
  background-color: var(--color-platinum);
  color: #000000;
}

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