#E6F0EA
Off White · very light neutral
About #E6F0EA
#E6F0EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 94% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Off White (ΔE 5.2); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0E6EC — a snow tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E6F0EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E6F0EA?
#E6F0EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 94% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E6F0EA?
Use black text. Black on #E6F0EA has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6F0EA?
Its complementary colour is #F0E6EC, and analogous partners are #E7F0E6 and #E6F0EF.