What color is #E6ECF0?

#E6ECF0 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6ECF0?

The RGB value is 230, 236, 240: 230 red, 236 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6ECF0?

The complementary color is #F0EAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6ECF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6ECF0 color

#E6ECF0 rgb(230, 236, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6ECF0 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 92.5% green and 94.1% blue (230, 236, 240).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 25% 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 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#E6ECF0 color codes

HEX	`#E6ECF0`
RGB	`rgb(230, 236, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 92.5%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 25%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.06, -1.26, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.06, 2.92, 244.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.354, 83.105, 94.334)`
Decimal	`15133936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6ECF0, 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 #E6ECF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6ECF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #E6ECF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6ecf0; }
.text { color: #e6ecf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6ecf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 236 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6ecf0, #e6e7f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E6ECF0?: #E6ECF0 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Distant Wind Chime. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6ECF0?: The RGB value is 230, 236, 240: 230 red, 236 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6ECF0?: The complementary color is #F0EAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6ECF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.