What color is #E6EFEE?

#E6EFEE is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EFEE?

The RGB value is 230, 239, 238: 230 red, 239 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6EFEE?

The complementary color is #EFE6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EFEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EFEE color

#E6EFEE rgb(230, 239, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6EFEE is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 93.7% green and 93.3% blue (230, 239, 238).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 22% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Warp Drive (#EAF2F1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#E6EFEE color codes

HEX	`#E6EFEE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 239, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 93.7%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 22%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.77, -3.16, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.77, 3.21, 189.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.929, 84.729, 93.068)`
Decimal	`15134702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EFEE, 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 #E6EFEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EFEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	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 #E6EFEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6efee; }
.text { color: #e6efee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6efee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 239 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6efee, #e6ecef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E6EFEE?: #E6EFEE is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EFEE?: The RGB value is 230, 239, 238: 230 red, 239 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EFEE?: The complementary color is #EFE6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EFEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.