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#E0E6EB Color

#E0E6EB is rgb(224, 230, 235) in RGB, hsl(207, 22%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chrome (#DBE4EB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E0E6EB
HEX#E0E6EB
RGBrgb(224, 230, 235)
HSLhsl(207, 22%, 90%)
HSVhsv(207, 5%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(92.2% 0.009 242.8)
LABlab(90.94% -1.39 -3.18)
LCHlch(90.94% 3.47 246.33)

What #E0E6EB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E0E6EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#E0E6EB Channel Values

How #E0E6EB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 224 · G 230 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 22% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 5% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E0E6EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E0E6EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E0E6EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E0E6EB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #E0E6EB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E0E6EB
Protanopia#E5E5EB
Protanomaly#E3E5EB
Deuteranopia#E4E4EB
Deuteranomaly#E2E5EB
Tritanopia#DFE7E7
Tritanomaly#E0E6E8
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #E0E6EB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e0e6eb: #E0E6EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E0E6EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e0e6eb': '#E0E6EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.902, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_e0e6eb">#E0E6EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E0E6EB"

More Blue Colors

#E0E6EB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E0E6EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E0E6EB?

#E0E6EB is a lightest blue — rgb(224, 230, 235) in RGB and hsl(207, 22%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chrome (#DBE4EB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.77.

What is the RGB value of #E0E6EB?

#E0E6EB is rgb(224, 230, 235) — red 224, green 230, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E0E6EB?

#E0E6EB converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E0E6EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E0E6EB scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E0E6EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E0E6EB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 4.7, which is very hard to tell apart.

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