What color is #E6DEE6?

#E6DEE6 is a very light, grayish magenta known as Peekaboo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peekaboo?

The RGB value is 230, 222, 230: 230 red, 222 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peekaboo?

The complementary color is #DEE6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DEE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peekaboo color: hex code #E6DEE6

#E6DEE6 rgb(230, 222, 230)

Shades of gray

Peekaboo has the hex code #E6DEE6. It is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 87.1% green and 90.2% blue (230, 222, 230).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 14% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

Peekaboo (#E6DEE6) color codes

HEX	`#E6DEE6`
RGB	`rgb(230, 222, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 87.1%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 14%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.29, 4.13, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.29, 5.07, 324.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.035, 74.779, 85.434)`
Decimal	`15130342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peekaboo, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E6DEE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DEE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E6DEE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dee6; }
.text { color: #e6dee6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dee6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 222 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dee6, #e6dee2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

See #E6DEE6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E6DEE6?: #E6DEE6 is a very light, grayish magenta known as Peekaboo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peekaboo?: The RGB value is 230, 222, 230: 230 red, 222 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peekaboo?: The complementary color is #DEE6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DEE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.