What color is #E6EEDF?

#E6EEDF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EEDF?

The RGB value is 230, 238, 223: 230 red, 238 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6EEDF?

The complementary color is #E7DFEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EEDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EEDF color

#E6EEDF rgb(230, 238, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6EEDF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 93.3% green and 87.5% blue (230, 238, 223).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#E6EEDF color codes

HEX	`#E6EEDF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 238, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 93.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.15, -5.31, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.15, 8.26, 129.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.525, 83.3, 81.845)`
Decimal	`15134431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EEDF, 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 #E6EEDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EEDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	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 #E6EEDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6eedf; }
.text { color: #e6eedf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6eedf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 238 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6eedf, #dfeee0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E6EEDF?: #E6EEDF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EEDF?: The RGB value is 230, 238, 223: 230 red, 238 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EEDF?: The complementary color is #E7DFEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EEDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.