Arctic Dawn Color - #e3e5e8: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

April 23, 2025

The Arctic Dawn color hex code is #e3e5e8, and it is composed of 89% red, 90% green and 91% blue.

Arctic Dawn is a light, dull, desaturated, and cool color at 2% saturation. It has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 against a white background, which fails WCAG AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Level AA) compliance.

For better visibility, it is recommended to use the Arctic Dawn color (#e3e5e8) against dark backgrounds.

Arctic Dawn Color Shades

Complementary colors

#E3E5E8
#C2B6A3

Triadic colors

#E3E5E8
#C2A3AF
#AFC2A3

Darker colors

#C7CBD1
#ABB1BA
#8F97A3
#737D8C
#5C6470

Analogous colors

#E3E8E6
#E3E7E8
#E3E5E8
#E4E3E8
#E6E3E8

Monochromatic colors

#AFBCCF
#D1D7E0
#F0F2F4

#e3e5e8

Arctic Dawn

Arctic Dawn Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Arctic Dawn:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#e3e5e8
RGB	rgb(227,229,232)
HSL	hsl(216,9.8%,90%)
CMYK	2, 1, 0, 9
HSV	216, 2, 91
RGB %	89, 90, 91
XYZ	74.3, 78.2, 87.5
LAB	90.9, -0.1, -1.7
Color Category	Light
Color Family	White
Saturation	2%
Temperature	Cool
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	1.26 (fails WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	16.64 (passes WCAG AA)