What color is #E0E6DF?

#E0E6DF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E6DF?

The RGB value is 224, 230, 223: 224 red, 230 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E6DF?

The complementary color is #E5DFE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E6DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E6DF color

#E0E6DF rgb(224, 230, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0E6DF is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 90.2% green and 87.5% blue (224, 230, 223).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 12% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#E0E6DF color codes

HEX	`#E0E6DF`
RGB	`rgb(224, 230, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 90.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 12%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 3%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.67, -3.26, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.67, 4.24, 140.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.354, 77.768, 80.997)`
Decimal	`14739167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E6DF, 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 #E0E6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E6DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #E0E6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e6df; }
.text { color: #e0e6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 230 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e6df, #dfe6e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E0E6DF?: #E0E6DF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E6DF?: The RGB value is 224, 230, 223: 224 red, 230 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E6DF?: The complementary color is #E5DFE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E6DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.