What color is #E6F6F9?

#E6F6F9 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6F6F9?

The RGB value is 230, 246, 249: 230 red, 246 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6F6F9?

The complementary color is #F9E9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6F6F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.91:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6F6F9 color

#E6F6F9 rgb(230, 246, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #E6F6F9 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 96.5% green and 97.6% blue (230, 246, 249).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 61% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Diamond White (#E2EFF3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.91:1).

#E6F6F9 color codes

HEX	`#E6F6F9`
RGB	`rgb(230, 246, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 96.5%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 61%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.82, -4.67, -3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.82, 5.69, 214.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.684, 89.573, 102.537)`
Decimal	`15136505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6F6F9, 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 #E6F6F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6F6F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.91:1	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 #E6F6F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6f6f9; }
.text { color: #e6f6f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6f6f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 246 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6f6f9, #e6edf9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E6F6F9?: #E6F6F9 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6F6F9?: The RGB value is 230, 246, 249: 230 red, 246 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6F6F9?: The complementary color is #F9E9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6F6F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.91:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.