What color is #E9ECF6?

#E9ECF6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9ECF6?

The RGB value is 233, 236, 246: 233 red, 236 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9ECF6?

The complementary color is #F6F3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9ECF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9ECF6 color

#E9ECF6 rgb(233, 236, 246)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9ECF6 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 92.5% green and 96.5% blue (233, 236, 246).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 42% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Lullaby of Frost (#E5E8F2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#E9ECF6 color codes

HEX	`#E9ECF6`
RGB	`rgb(233, 236, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 92.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 42%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.44, 0.83, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.44, 5.24, 279.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.231, 83.968, 99.152)`
Decimal	`15330550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9ECF6, 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 #E9ECF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9ECF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #E9ECF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9ecf6; }
.text { color: #e9ecf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9ecf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 236 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9ecf6, #ece9f6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E9ECF6?: #E9ECF6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9ECF6?: The RGB value is 233, 236, 246: 233 red, 236 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9ECF6?: The complementary color is #F6F3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9ECF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.