#E6F2EE
Off White · very light neutral
About #E6F2EE
#E6F2EE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 95% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% 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 5.5); White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2E6EA — a snow tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E6F2EE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.30:1 (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 #E6F2EE?
#E6F2EE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 95% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E6F2EE?
Use black text. Black on #E6F2EE has a contrast ratio of 18.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6F2EE?
Its complementary colour is #F2E6EA, and analogous partners are #E6F2E8 and #E6F0F2.