What color is #E2E6EC?

#E2E6EC is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Snow Blanket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E6EC?

The RGB value is 226, 230, 236: 226 red, 230 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E6EC?

The complementary color is #ECE8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E6EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E6EC color

#E2E6EC rgb(226, 230, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2E6EC is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 90.2% green and 92.5% blue (226, 230, 236).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 21% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Snow Blanket (#DDE3E8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#E2E6EC color codes

HEX	`#E2E6EC`
RGB	`rgb(226, 230, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 90.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 21%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.15, -0.24, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.15, 3.39, 265.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.798, 78.818, 90.613)`
Decimal	`14870252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E6EC, 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 #E2E6EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E6EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	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 #E2E6EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e6ec; }
.text { color: #e2e6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e6ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 230 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e6ec, #e3e2ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E2E6EC?: #E2E6EC is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Snow Blanket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E6EC?: The RGB value is 226, 230, 236: 226 red, 230 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E6EC?: The complementary color is #ECE8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E6EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.