Recognised as Colour
#E6E9E3
- #E6E9E3
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#E6E9E3 is a green with RGB values 230, 233, 227 and HSL 90°, 12%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#E6E9E3#E6E9E3
HEX#E6E9E3
RGBrgb(230, 233, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.9137, 0.8902
RGB percentages90.2%, 91.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(90, 12%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 2.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 2.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,133,155
CSS custom property--colour: #E6E9E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.80647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.13:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#19161C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E6E3E9
Analogous#E9E9E3, #E3E9E3
Triadic#E3E6E9, #E9E3E6
Split complementary#E3E3E9, #E9E3E9
Tetradic#E3E9E9, #E6E3E9, #E9E3E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G233
B227
Red230 (90.2%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)12%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E6 · G E9 · B E3
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