HEX atlas value

#E6EAE1

#E6EAE1 is a cool green HEX color close to Platinum. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 230, 234, 225, HSL 87, 18%, 90%, has luminance 0.811, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#E6EAE1 Sample readable text

HEX #E6EAE1

RGB rgb(230, 234, 225)

HSL hsl(87 18% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 4, 8)

Luminance 0.811

Contrast Black 17.22:1White 1.22:1

CSS

--color-e6eae1: #E6EAE1;
.background-e6eae1 { background-color: #E6EAE1; }
.text-e6eae1 { color: #E6EAE1; }

Luminance0.811

Black text17.22:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#E6EAE1","rgb":[230,234,225],"hsl":[87,18,90],"cmyk":[2,0,4,8],"luminance":0.811,"contrast":{"black":17.22,"white":1.22}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.38,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7F0DB","hex":"#E7F0DB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.88,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.62,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Platinum adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e6eae1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/platinum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alabaster.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mercury.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E5E1EA","analogous":["#EAEAE1","#E1EAE1"],"triadic":["#E1E6EA","#EAE1E6"],"tetradic":["#E1EAEA","#E5E1EA","#EAE1E1"],"splitComplementary":["#E1E1EA","#EAE1EA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E6EAE1","#B9C4AB"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B9C4AB","saturated":"#E7F0DB","desaturated":"#E6E6E6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FAFFF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":6.164414002968976},{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":7.0710678118654755},{"slug":"mercury","name":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","distance":11.224972160321824},{"slug":"marble-white","name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","distance":14.317821063276353},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":14.866068747318506}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E6EAE1

#E6EAE1 is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #E6EAE1 is visually closest to Platinum, a named gray color with HEX #E5E4E2.

The RGB channels are 230, 234, and 225, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 87deg with 18% saturation and 90% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.811, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.22:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E6EAE1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.22:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Marble White#000000 text · best 18.38:1#F2F0E6

#E7F0DB#000000 text · best 17.88:1#E7F0DB

Mercury#000000 text · best 17.62:1#EBEBEB

Alabaster#000000 text · best 17.45:1#EDEAE0

Generated Palette

#E6EAE1#E6EAE1

#E5E1EA#E5E1EA

#EAEAE1#EAEAE1

#E1EAE1#E1EAE1

White#FFFFFF

#B9C4AB#B9C4AB

Color Harmonies

#E5E1EA#E5E1EA

#EAEAE1#EAEAE1

#E1EAE1#E1EAE1

#E1E6EA#E1E6EA

#EAE1E6#EAE1E6

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B9C4AB#B9C4AB

#E7F0DB#E7F0DB

#E6E6E6#E6E6E6

White#FFFFFF

#FAFFF5#FAFFF5

Nearest Named Colors

Platinum#E5E4E2

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Mercury#EBEBEB

Marble White#F2F0E6

Eggshell#F0EAD6

#E6EAE1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E6EAE1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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