What color is #E6EEF4?

#E6EEF4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EEF4?

The RGB value is 230, 238, 244: 230 red, 238 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6EEF4?

The complementary color is #F4ECE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EEF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EEF4 color

#E6EEF4 rgb(230, 238, 244)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6EEF4 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 93.3% green and 95.7% blue (230, 238, 244).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 39% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Out Cold (#E2ECF2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#E6EEF4 color codes

HEX	`#E6EEF4`
RGB	`rgb(230, 238, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 93.3%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 39%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 6%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.67, -1.54, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.67, 4.11, 247.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.534, 84.503, 97.691)`
Decimal	`15134452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EEF4, 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 #E6EEF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EEF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #E6EEF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6eef4; }
.text { color: #e6eef4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6eef4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 238 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6eef4, #e6e7f4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E6EEF4?: #E6EEF4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EEF4?: The RGB value is 230, 238, 244: 230 red, 238 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EEF4?: The complementary color is #F4ECE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EEF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.