What color is #E6E2E2?

#E6E2E2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Diamonds in the Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E2E2?

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

What is the complementary color of #E6E2E2?

The complementary color is #E2E6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E2E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E2E2 color

#E6E2E2 rgb(230, 226, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6E2E2 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Diamonds in the Sky (#E5E2E1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#E6E2E2 color codes

HEX	`#E6E2E2`
RGB	`rgb(230, 226, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 88.6%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.19, 1.35, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.19, 1.43, 19.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.555, 76.707, 82.868)`
Decimal	`15131362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E2E2, 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 #E6E2E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E2E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #E6E2E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e2e2; }
.text { color: #e6e2e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e2e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 226 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e2e2, #e6e4e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E6E2E2?: #E6E2E2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Diamonds in the Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E2E2?: The RGB value is 230, 226, 226: 230 red, 226 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E2E2?: The complementary color is #E2E6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E2E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.