What color is #E6F0FA?

#E6F0FA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6F0FA?

The RGB value is 230, 240, 250: 230 red, 240 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6F0FA?

The complementary color is #FAF0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6F0FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6F0FA color

#E6F0FA rgb(230, 240, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E6F0FA is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 94.1% green and 98% blue (230, 240, 250).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 67% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is First Snow (#E8EFF8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#E6F0FA color codes

HEX	`#E6F0FA`
RGB	`rgb(230, 240, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 94.1%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 67%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.33, -1.43, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.33, 6.12, 256.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.045, 86.045, 102.762)`
Decimal	`15134970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6F0FA, 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 #E6F0FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6F0FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	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 #E6F0FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6f0fa; }
.text { color: #e6f0fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6f0fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 240 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6f0fa, #e6e6fa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E6F0FA?: #E6F0FA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6F0FA?: The RGB value is 230, 240, 250: 230 red, 240 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6F0FA?: The complementary color is #FAF0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6F0FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.