What color is #E3E6EF?

#E3E6EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E6EF?

The RGB value is 227, 230, 239: 227 red, 230 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E6EF?

The complementary color is #EFECE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E6EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E6EF color

#E3E6EF rgb(227, 230, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3E6EF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 90.2% green and 93.7% blue (227, 230, 239).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 27% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Lullaby of Frost (#E5E8F2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#E3E6EF color codes

HEX	`#E3E6EF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 230, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 90.2%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 27%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.3, 0.65, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.3, 4.76, 277.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.552, 79.156, 92.943)`
Decimal	`14935791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E6EF, 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 #E3E6EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E6EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	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 #E3E6EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e6ef; }
.text { color: #e3e6ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e6ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 230 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e6ef, #e6e3ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #E3E6EF?: #E3E6EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E6EF?: The RGB value is 227, 230, 239: 227 red, 230 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E6EF?: The complementary color is #EFECE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E6EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.