What color is #E6E8EB?

#E6E8EB is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Placebo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E8EB?

The RGB value is 230, 232, 235: 230 red, 232 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E8EB?

The complementary color is #EBE9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E8EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E8EB color

#E6E8EB rgb(230, 232, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6E8EB is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 91% green and 92.2% blue (230, 232, 235).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 11% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Placebo (#E7E7E7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#E6E8EB color codes

HEX	`#E6E8EB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 232, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 91%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 11%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 2%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.92, -0.13, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.92, 1.69, 265.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.482, 80.534, 90.097)`
Decimal	`15132907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E8EB, 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 #E6E8EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E8EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #E6E8EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e8eb; }
.text { color: #e6e8eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e8eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 232 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e8eb, #e7e6eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E6E8EB?: #E6E8EB is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Placebo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E8EB?: The RGB value is 230, 232, 235: 230 red, 232 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E8EB?: The complementary color is #EBE9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E8EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.