What color is #E6EBEB?

#E6EBEB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EBEB?

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

What is the complementary color of #E6EBEB?

The complementary color is #EBE6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EBEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EBEB color

#E6EBEB rgb(230, 235, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6EBEB is a very light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 11% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Shaving Cream (#E1E5E5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.45:1).

#E6EBEB color codes

HEX	`#E6EBEB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 235, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 92.2%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 11%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.68, -1.66, -0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.68, 1.76, 199.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.334, 82.238, 90.38)`
Decimal	`15133675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EBEB, 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 #E6EBEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EBEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.45:1	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 #E6EBEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6ebeb; }
.text { color: #e6ebeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6ebeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 235 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6ebeb, #e6e9eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E6EBEB?: #E6EBEB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EBEB?: The RGB value is 230, 235, 235: 230 red, 235 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EBEB?: The complementary color is #EBE6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EBEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.