What color is #E6E6E5?

#E6E6E5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Placebo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E6E5?

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

What is the complementary color of #E6E6E5?

The complementary color is #E5E5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E6E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E6E5 color

#E6E6E5 rgb(230, 230, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6E6E5 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Placebo (#E7E7E7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#E6E6E5 color codes

HEX	`#E6E6E5`
RGB	`rgb(230, 230, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 90.2%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 0%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.27, -0.18, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.27, 0.52, 110.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.07, 79.074, 85.421)`
Decimal	`15132389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E6E5, 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 #E6E6E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E6E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #E6E6E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e6e5; }
.text { color: #e6e6e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e6e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 230 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e6e5, #e6e6e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E6E6E5?: #E6E6E5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Placebo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E6E5?: The RGB value is 230, 230, 229: 230 red, 230 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E6E5?: The complementary color is #E5E5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E6E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.