What color is #E6FAF7?

#E6FAF7 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Melting Glacier. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6FAF7?

The RGB value is 230, 250, 247: 230 red, 250 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6FAF7?

The complementary color is #FAE6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6FAF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6FAF7 color

#E6FAF7 rgb(230, 250, 247)

Shades of white

The hex color #E6FAF7 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 98% green and 96.9% blue (230, 250, 247).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 67% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Melting Glacier (#E9F9F5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.38:1).

#E6FAF7 color codes

HEX	`#E6FAF7`
RGB	`rgb(230, 250, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 98%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 67%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.78, -7.06, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.78, 7.11, 186.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.604, 91.908, 101.313)`
Decimal	`15137527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6FAF7, 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 #E6FAF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6FAF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.38:1	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 #E6FAF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6faf7; }
.text { color: #e6faf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6faf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 250 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6faf7, #e6f3fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #E6FAF7?: #E6FAF7 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Melting Glacier. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6FAF7?: The RGB value is 230, 250, 247: 230 red, 250 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6FAF7?: The complementary color is #FAE6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6FAF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.