Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Platinum

Platinum is a light gray color with HEX #E5E4E2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 229, 228, 226, HSL 40, 5%, 89%, neutral temperature, and is useful for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces.

#E5E4E2 gray neutral light
HEX #E5E4E2
RGB rgb(229, 228, 226)
HSL hsl(40 5% 89%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 1, 10)
Luminance 0.7764
Contrast Black 16.53:1White 1.27:1

CSS Utilities

--color-platinum: #E5E4E2;
.bg-platinum { background-color: #E5E4E2; }
.text-platinum { color: #E5E4E2; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7764
Black text16.53:1AA Pass
White text1.27:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    228,
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    5,
    89
  ],
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    1,
    10
  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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  ],
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    "#E3E2E4"
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    "#E2E2E4",
    "#E4E2E4"
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    "#E2E2E4"
  ],
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    "#FFFFFF",
    "#E5E4E2",
    "#B9B6B1"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#B9B6B1",
  "saturated": "#EBE5DB",
  "desaturated": "#E3E3E3",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFAF0"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#E4E2E2",
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  ],
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    "#E3E3E3",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#E3E3E3"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    "gainsboro",
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  ],
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      "/harmonies/platinum",
      "/wcag/platinum",
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}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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      "balance"
    ],
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      "editorial design",
      "packaging"
    ],
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      "#E3E3E3",
      "#FFFFFF"
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Platinum Color

Platinum sits in the gray family with neutral temperature and light visual character. Platinum is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include restraint, clarity, and balance, which makes it relevant for interfaces and architecture. In design work, Platinum is most useful for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Gray color familyBrowse named gray colors and compare nearby swatches.Neutral colorsExplore colors with neutral temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Platinum accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #E5E4E2.Platinum CSS utilitiesUse Platinum in CSS variables and utility classes.#E5E4E2 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Platinum paletteOpen the generated palette based on Platinum.Platinum harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Platinum against black and white text.

Black text16.53:1AA Pass
White text1.27:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Alabaster#EDEAE0
Mercury#EBEBEB
Gainsboro#DCDCDC
Moonstone#D9E6E8
Fog#D7DDE0

Color Harmonies

#E2E2E4#E2E2E4
#E4E2E2#E4E2E2
#E4E4E2#E4E4E2
#E2E4E3#E2E4E3
#E3E2E4#E3E2E4
Open full Platinum harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#B9B6B1#B9B6B1
#EBE5DB#EBE5DB
#E3E3E3#E3E3E3
White#FFFFFF
Floral White#FFFAF0

Pairings

Black#000000
#E2E2E4#E2E2E4
#E4E2E2#E4E2E2
#E4E4E2#E4E4E2
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5