What color is #E6EEEE?

#E6EEEE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EEEE?

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

What is the complementary color of #E6EEEE?

The complementary color is #EEE6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EEEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EEEE color

#E6EEEE rgb(230, 238, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6EEEE is a very light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 19% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Warp Drive (#EAF2F1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#E6EEEE color codes

HEX	`#E6EEEE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 238, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 93.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 19%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.51, -2.65, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.51, 2.81, 199.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.637, 84.145, 92.971)`
Decimal	`15134446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EEEE, 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 #E6EEEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EEEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	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 #E6EEEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6eeee; }
.text { color: #e6eeee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6eeee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 238 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6eeee, #e6eaee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #E6EEEE?: #E6EEEE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EEEE?: The RGB value is 230, 238, 238: 230 red, 238 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EEEE?: The complementary color is #EEE6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EEEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.