What color is #E6E9E8?

#E6E9E8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E9E8?

The RGB value is 230, 233, 232: 230 red, 233 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E9E8?

The complementary color is #E9E6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E9E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E9E8 color

#E6E9E8 rgb(230, 233, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6E9E8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 91.4% green and 91% blue (230, 233, 232).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 6% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Shaving Cream (#E1E5E5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#E6E9E8 color codes

HEX	`#E6E9E8`
RGB	`rgb(230, 233, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 91.4%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 6%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 1%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.1, -1.18, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.1, 1.19, 173.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.335, 80.927, 87.927)`
Decimal	`15133160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E9E8, 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 #E6E9E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E9E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	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 #E6E9E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e9e8; }
.text { color: #e6e9e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e9e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 233 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e9e8, #e6e9e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E6E9E8?: #E6E9E8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E9E8?: The RGB value is 230, 233, 232: 230 red, 233 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E9E8?: The complementary color is #E9E6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E9E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.