What color is #E6F1EC?

#E6F1EC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6F1EC?

The RGB value is 230, 241, 236: 230 red, 241 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6F1EC?

The complementary color is #F1E6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6F1EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6F1EC color

#E6F1EC rgb(230, 241, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6F1EC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 94.5% green and 92.5% blue (230, 241, 236).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 28% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bath Bubbles (#E6F2EA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#E6F1EC color codes

HEX	`#E6F1EC`
RGB	`rgb(230, 241, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 94.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 28%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.22, -4.54, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.22, 4.68, 165.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.226, 85.789, 91.726)`
Decimal	`15135212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6F1EC, 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 #E6F1EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6F1EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	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 #E6F1EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6f1ec; }
.text { color: #e6f1ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6f1ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 241 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6f1ec, #e6f1f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E6F1EC?: #E6F1EC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6F1EC?: The RGB value is 230, 241, 236: 230 red, 241 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6F1EC?: The complementary color is #F1E6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6F1EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.