What color is #E6EAEF?

#E6EAEF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EAEF?

The RGB value is 230, 234, 239: 230 red, 234 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6EAEF?

The complementary color is #EFEBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EAEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EAEF color

#E6EAEF rgb(230, 234, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6EAEF is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 91.8% green and 93.7% blue (230, 234, 239).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 22% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Distant Wind Chime (#EAEFF2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#E6EAEF color codes

HEX	`#E6EAEF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 234, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 91.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 22%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.53, -0.42, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.53, 2.92, 261.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.633, 81.9, 93.363)`
Decimal	`15133423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EAEF, 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 #E6EAEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EAEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	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 #E6EAEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6eaef; }
.text { color: #e6eaef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6eaef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 234 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6eaef, #e7e6ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E6EAEF?: #E6EAEF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EAEF?: The RGB value is 230, 234, 239: 230 red, 234 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EAEF?: The complementary color is #EFEBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EAEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.