What color is #E6E4ED?

#E6E4ED is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E4ED?

The RGB value is 230, 228, 237: 230 red, 228 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E4ED?

The complementary color is #EBEDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E4ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E4ED color

#E6E4ED rgb(230, 228, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6E4ED is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 89.4% green and 92.9% blue (230, 228, 237).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 20% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#E6E4ED color codes

HEX	`#E6E4ED`
RGB	`rgb(230, 228, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 89.4%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 20%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.97, 2.3, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.97, 4.73, 299.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.66, 78.424, 91.256)`
Decimal	`15131885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E4ED, 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 #E6E4ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E4ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	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 #E6E4ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e4ed; }
.text { color: #e6e4ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e4ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 228 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e4ed, #ebe4ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #E6E4ED?: #E6E4ED is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E4ED?: The RGB value is 230, 228, 237: 230 red, 228 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E4ED?: The complementary color is #EBEDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E4ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.