What color is #E6FBF6?

#E6FBF6 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 #E6FBF6?

The RGB value is 230, 251, 246: 230 red, 251 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6FBF6?

The complementary color is #FBE6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6FBF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.49:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6FBF6 color

#E6FBF6 rgb(230, 251, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #E6FBF6 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 98.4% green and 96.5% blue (230, 251, 246).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 72% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Melting Glacier (#E9F9F5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.49:1).

#E6FBF6 color codes

HEX	`#E6FBF6`
RGB	`rgb(230, 251, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 98.4%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 72%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.01, -7.75, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.01, 7.75, 179.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.761, 92.47, 100.606)`
Decimal	`15137782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6FBF6, 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 #E6FBF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6FBF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.49:1	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 #E6FBF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6fbf6; }
.text { color: #e6fbf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6fbf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 251 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6fbf6, #e6f5fb); }

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Questions

What color is #E6FBF6?: #E6FBF6 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 #E6FBF6?: The RGB value is 230, 251, 246: 230 red, 251 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6FBF6?: The complementary color is #FBE6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6FBF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.49:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.