What color is #E6F0DC?

#E6F0DC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6F0DC?

The RGB value is 230, 240, 220: 230 red, 240 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6F0DC?

The complementary color is #E6DCF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6F0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6F0DC color

#E6F0DC rgb(230, 240, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6F0DC is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 94.1% green and 86.3% blue (230, 240, 220).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#E6F0DC color codes

HEX	`#E6F0DC`
RGB	`rgb(230, 240, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 94.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.59, -6.83, 8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.59, 10.92, 128.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.709, 84.31, 79.929)`
Decimal	`15134940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6F0DC, 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 #E6F0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6F0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #E6F0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6f0dc; }
.text { color: #e6f0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6f0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 240 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6f0dc, #dcf0dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E6F0DC?: #E6F0DC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6F0DC?: The RGB value is 230, 240, 220: 230 red, 240 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6F0DC?: The complementary color is #E6DCF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6F0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.