What color is #E6ECCC?

#E6ECCC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6ECCC?

The RGB value is 230, 236, 204: 230 red, 236 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6ECCC?

The complementary color is #D2CCEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6ECCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6ECCC color

#E6ECCC rgb(230, 236, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6ECCC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 92.5% green and 80% blue (230, 236, 204).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 46% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#E6ECCC color codes

HEX	`#E6ECCC`
RGB	`rgb(230, 236, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 92.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 46%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.21, -7.43, 14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.21, 16.61, 116.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.526, 81.174, 68.91)`
Decimal	`15133900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6ECCC, 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 #E6ECCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6ECCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	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 #E6ECCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6eccc; }
.text { color: #e6eccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6eccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 236 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6eccc, #d6eccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E6ECCC?: #E6ECCC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6ECCC?: The RGB value is 230, 236, 204: 230 red, 236 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6ECCC?: The complementary color is #D2CCEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6ECCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.