What color is #E6EEE9?

#E6EEE9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EEE9?

The RGB value is 230, 238, 233: 230 red, 238 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6EEE9?

The complementary color is #EEE6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EEE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EEE9 color

#E6EEE9 rgb(230, 238, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6EEE9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 93.3% green and 91.4% blue (230, 238, 233).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 19% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#E6EEE9 color codes

HEX	`#E6EEE9`
RGB	`rgb(230, 238, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 93.3%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 19%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.39, -3.55, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.39, 3.85, 157.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.913, 83.855, 89.156)`
Decimal	`15134441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EEE9, 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 #E6EEE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EEE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	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 #E6EEE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6eee9; }
.text { color: #e6eee9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6eee9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 238 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6eee9, #e6eeed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E6EEE9?: #E6EEE9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EEE9?: The RGB value is 230, 238, 233: 230 red, 238 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EEE9?: The complementary color is #EEE6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EEE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.