What color is #E0E6F0?

#E0E6F0 is a very light, desaturated azure known as Radiant Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Radiant Moon?

The RGB value is 224, 230, 240: 224 red, 230 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Radiant Moon?

The complementary color is #F0EAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E6F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Radiant Moon color: hex code #E0E6F0

#E0E6F0 rgb(224, 230, 240)

Shades of gray

Radiant Moon has the hex code #E0E6F0. It is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 90.2% green and 94.1% blue (224, 230, 240).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 35% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

Radiant Moon (#E0E6F0) color codes

HEX	`#E0E6F0`
RGB	`rgb(224, 230, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 90.2%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 35%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.11, -0.14, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.11, 5.55, 268.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.762, 78.732, 93.679)`
Decimal	`14739184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Radiant Moon, 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 #E0E6F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E6F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #E0E6F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e6f0; }
.text { color: #e0e6f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e6f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 230 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e6f0, #e2e0f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

See #E0E6F0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E0E6F0?: #E0E6F0 is a very light, desaturated azure known as Radiant Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Radiant Moon?: The RGB value is 224, 230, 240: 224 red, 230 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Radiant Moon?: The complementary color is #F0EAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E6F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.