Recognised as Colour
#E6ECDE
- #E6ECDE
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Old lace
#E6ECDE is a green with RGB values 230, 236, 222 and HSL 86°, 27%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.
Colour values
#E6ECDE#E6ECDE
HEX#E6ECDE
RGBrgb(230, 236, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.9255, 0.8706
RGB percentages90.2%, 92.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(85.7, 26.9%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.7, 5.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK2.5%, 0%, 5.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,133,918
CSS custom property--colour: #E6ECDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.82088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.42:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#191321
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4DEEC
Analogous#ECEBDE, #DFECDE
Triadic#DEE6EC, #ECDEE6
Split complementary#DEDFEC, #EBDEEC
Tetradic#DEECEB, #E4DEEC, #ECDEDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G236
B222
Red230 (90.2%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue85.71°
Saturation (HSL)26.92%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E6 · G EC · B DE
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