What color is #E9EEF6?

#E9EEF6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9EEF6?

The RGB value is 233, 238, 246: 233 red, 238 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9EEF6?

The complementary color is #F6F1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9EEF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9EEF6 color

#E9EEF6 rgb(233, 238, 246)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9EEF6 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 93.3% green and 96.5% blue (233, 238, 246).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 42% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is First Snow (#E8EFF8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#E9EEF6 color codes

HEX	`#E9EEF6`
RGB	`rgb(233, 238, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 93.3%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 42%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.94, -0.19, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.94, 4.44, 267.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.81, 85.126, 99.345)`
Decimal	`15331062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9EEF6, 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 #E9EEF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9EEF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #E9EEF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9eef6; }
.text { color: #e9eef6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9eef6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 238 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9eef6, #ebe9f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E9EEF6?: #E9EEF6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9EEF6?: The RGB value is 233, 238, 246: 233 red, 238 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9EEF6?: The complementary color is #F6F1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9EEF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.