What color is #E6EBE8?

#E6EBE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EBE8?

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

What is the complementary color of #E6EBE8?

The complementary color is #EBE6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EBE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EBE8 color

#E6EBE8 rgb(230, 235, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6EBE8 is a very light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 144°, with 11% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Distant Cloud (#E5EAE6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#E6EBE8 color codes

HEX	`#E6EBE8`
RGB	`rgb(230, 235, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 92.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 11%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 2%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.6, -2.2, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.6, 2.37, 158.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.904, 82.066, 88.117)`
Decimal	`15133672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EBE8, 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 #E6EBE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EBE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #E6EBE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6ebe8; }
.text { color: #e6ebe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6ebe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 235 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6ebe8, #e6ebeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E6EBE8?: #E6EBE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EBE8?: The RGB value is 230, 235, 232: 230 red, 235 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EBE8?: The complementary color is #EBE6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EBE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.