HEX to HSL: #E5E5E5

Result

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #e5e5e5. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. 1. RGB ÷ 255

   R = 0.8980
   G = 0.8980
   B = 0.8980

2. 2. max, min, Δ

   max = 0.8980
   min = 0.8980
   Δ = max − min = 0.0000

3. 3. L

   L = (max + min) / 2 = 0.8980 = 89.80%

4. 4. S

   S = Δ / (1 − |2L − 1|) = 0.0000 = 0.00%

5. 5. H

   Δ = 0 → grey, hue is undefined (written as 0)

6. 6. HSL

   hsl(0.00 0.00% 89.80%)

All formats

HEX

#e5e5e5

RGB

rgb(229 229 229)

RGB (legacy)

rgb(229, 229, 229)

HSL

hsl(0.00 0.00% 89.80%) → hsl(0 0% 90%)

HWB

hwb(0 90% 10%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.922 0.000 0.0) · oklch(92.2% 0.000 0.0)

OKLab

oklab(0.922 0.000 0.000)

Lab (D50)

lab(90.94 0.00 0.00)

LCH (D50)

lch(90.94 0.00 0.00)

Display P3

color(display-p3 0.8980 0.8980 0.8980)

Linear sRGB

color(srgb-linear 0.7835 0.7835 0.7835)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#E5E5E5 is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.043 and Display P3 reaches 0.057; this color uses 0% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #e5e5e5;
  color: rgb(229 229 229);
  color: hsl(0 0% 90%);
  color: oklch(0.922 0.000 0.0);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.922 0.000 0.0);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#e5e5e5] bg-[oklch(0.922_0.000_0.0)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.8980 0.8980 0.8980); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #e5e5e5 calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

• stone-200#E7E5E4
• taupe-200#E8E4E3
• zinc-200#E4E4E7
• mauve-200#E7E4E7
• mist-200#E3E7E8
• gray-200#E5E7EB
• olive-200#E8E8E3
• slate-200#E2E8F0

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

• #F9F9F9 · oklch(0.982 0.000 0.0) · ΔL +0.06
• #D1D1D1 · oklch(0.862 0.000 0.0) · ΔL −0.06

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