Recognised as Colour
#E6EAE6
- #E6EAE6
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: White smoke
#E6EAE6 is a green with RGB values 230, 234, 230 and HSL 120°, 9%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.
Colour values
#E6EAE6#E6EAE6
HEX#E6EAE6
RGBrgb(230, 234, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.9176, 0.902
RGB percentages90.2%, 91.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(120, 8.7%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 1.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 1.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,133,414
CSS custom property--colour: #E6EAE6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.81382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.28:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#191519
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EAE6EA
Analogous#E8EAE6, #E6EAE8
Triadic#E6E6EA, #EAE6E6
Split complementary#E8E6EA, #EAE6E8
Tetradic#E6E8EA, #EAE6EA, #EAE8E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G234
B230
Red230 (90.2%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)8.7%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E6 · G EA · B E6
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