What color is #E6E6E2?

#E6E6E2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Apollo Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E6E2?

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

What is the complementary color of #E6E6E2?

The complementary color is #E2E2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E6E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E6E2 color

#E6E6E2 rgb(230, 230, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6E6E2 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 7% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Apollo Landing (#E5E5E1), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#E6E6E2 color codes

HEX	`#E6E6E2`
RGB	`rgb(230, 230, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 90.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 7%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.19, -0.71, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.19, 2.07, 110.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.655, 78.908, 83.234)`
Decimal	`15132386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E6E2, 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 #E6E6E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E6E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	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 #E6E6E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e6e2; }
.text { color: #e6e6e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e6e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 230 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e6e2, #e4e6e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E6E6E2?: #E6E6E2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Apollo Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E6E2?: The RGB value is 230, 230, 226: 230 red, 230 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E6E2?: The complementary color is #E2E2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E6E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.