Palettes / Colors / #E6FAEC
#E6FAEC — Pale Green
#E6FAEC is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #E6FAEC when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#E6FAEC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #FAE5F4; it also sits naturally between #EAFAE5 and #E5FAF6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E6FAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 230, 250, 236 |
| HSL | 138°, 67%, 94% |
| HSV | 138°, 8%, 98% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 81.96, 91.25, 92.65 |
| Yxy | 91.25, 0.3083, 0.3432 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.51, -9.06, 4.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.53, -9.06, 4.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 90% · Green 98% · Blue 93%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E6FAEC
.text { color: #E6FAEC; }
.background { background-color: #E6FAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6FAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 250, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 67%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6FAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 250, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6FAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 250, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E6FAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6FAEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAE5F4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E6FAEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E6FAEC
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E6FAEC: ·
How #E6FAEC looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #E6FAEC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E6FAEC?
#E6FAEC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 230, 250, 236). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E6FAEC?
#E6FAEC is RGB 230, 250, 236 — HSL 138°, 67%, 94% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #E6FAEC?
Its complement is #FAE5F4; analogous partners are #EAFAE5 and #E5FAF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E6FAEC for text?
Black text on #E6FAEC has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.