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#E6EAEA Color

#E6EAEA is rgb(230, 234, 234) in RGB, hsl(180, 9%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Platinum (#E5E4E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6EAEA
HEX#E6EAEA
RGBrgb(230, 234, 234)
HSLhsl(180, 9%, 91%)
HSVhsv(180, 2%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.004 197.1)
LABlab(92.39% -1.38 -0.49)
LCHlch(92.39% 1.47 199.60)

What #E6EAEA 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 #E6EAEA, 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 white in the library.

#E6EAEA Channel Values

How #E6EAEA 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 230 · G 234 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 9% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 2% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6EAEA 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6EAEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6EAEA; 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 #E6EAEA

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 #E6EAEA 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#E6EAEA
Protanopia#E9E9EA
Protanomaly#E8EAEA
Deuteranopia#E9E9EA
Deuteranomaly#E8E9EA
Tritanopia#E6EAEA
Tritanomaly#E6EAEA
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

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Using #E6EAEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6eaea: #E6EAEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6EAEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6eaea': '#E6EAEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.918, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_e6eaea">#E6EAEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6EAEA"

More White Colors

#E6EAEA sits in the white family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6EAEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6EAEA?

#E6EAEA is a lightest white — rgb(230, 234, 234) in RGB and hsl(180, 9%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Platinum (#E5E4E2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.8.

What is the RGB value of #E6EAEA?

#E6EAEA is rgb(230, 234, 234) — red 230, green 234, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6EAEA?

#E6EAEA converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6EAEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6EAEA scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6EAEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6EAEA 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 whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) at a CIE76 distance of 4.4, which is very hard to tell apart.

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