What color is #E6E2E5?

#E6E2E5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Chrome. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E2E5?

The RGB value is 230, 226, 229: 230 red, 226 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E2E5?

The complementary color is #E2E6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E2E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E2E5 color

#E6E2E5 rgb(230, 226, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6E2E5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 88.6% green and 89.8% blue (230, 226, 229).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 7% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Chrome (#E1DFE1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.37:1).

#E6E2E5 color codes

HEX	`#E6E2E5`
RGB	`rgb(230, 226, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 88.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 7%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 2%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.26, 1.88, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.26, 2.12, 332.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.97, 76.873, 85.055)`
Decimal	`15131365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E2E5, 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 #E6E2E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E2E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.37:1	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 #E6E2E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e2e5; }
.text { color: #e6e2e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e2e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 226 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e2e5, #e6e2e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E6E2E5?: #E6E2E5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Chrome. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E2E5?: The RGB value is 230, 226, 229: 230 red, 226 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E2E5?: The complementary color is #E2E6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E2E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.