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Mercury

#E6E5E6

Mercury is a warm light color with the hex code #E6E5E6. This muted hue can be represented as RGB 230, 229, 230 in digital design or CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 10% for print applications. Find matching Pantone color.

Mercury color values

HEX
#E6E5E6
RGB
230, 229, 230
HSL
300°, 2%, 90%
CMYK
0, 0, 0, 10

Shades & tints

Darker Lighter

About this color

Mercury sits at 300° on the color wheel with 2% saturation and 90% lightness, placing it in the violet-magenta segment of the spectrum. At near-zero saturation, it reads as a pure white-adjacent neutral, with hue playing almost no role in its character. The elevated lightness keeps it airy and open, well-suited to large surface areas without visual weight.

In digital environments, Mercury is rendered as rgb(230, 229, 230), where the red channel dominates at 230, though the other channels keep the hue balanced. Muted saturation at high lightness is a classic formula for soft background fills, placeholder states, and secondary surface colors in light-mode interfaces.

For print, Mercury translates to a CMYK breakdown of 0C 0M 0Y 10K. The low-to-moderate black value (10%) means the color's character in print comes primarily from its yellow ink content (0%), with black serving as a supporting shadow tone. No brands in the brandkit.pro library currently specify this exact hex as a named brand color.

Color harmonies

Complementary

Split-Complementary

How to use Mercury

CSS Variable 

:root {
  --brand-primary: #E6E5E6;
  --brand-primary-rgb: 230, 229, 230;
}

Define as a CSS custom property for consistent theming across your site.

Tailwind Config 

colors: {
  brand: '#E6E5E6',
}

Add to your Tailwind config to use classes like bg-brand.

Print Design (CMYK) 

C: 0%
M: 0%
Y: 0%
K: 10%

Use these CMYK values in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, or print specifications.

RGB for Screens 

rgb(230, 229, 230)
rgba(230, 229, 230, 0.8)

Use RGB notation for compatibility or add alpha channel for transparency.

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E6E5E6?
#E6E5E6 is Mercury, a warm light color with RGB values of 230, 229, 230. It has a hue of 300°, 2% saturation, and 90% lightness in the HSL color space.
What is the RGB value of #E6E5E6?
The RGB color code for #E6E5E6 is rgb(230, 229, 230). This means it contains 230 red, 229 green, and 230 blue in the RGB color model.
Is Mercury a warm or cool color?
Mercury (#E6E5E6) is a warm color with a hue between 0-60° or 300-360° on the color wheel.
How do I use #E6E5E6 in CSS?
You can use #E6E5E6 in CSS with: background-color: #E6E5E6; or color: #E6E5E6; or as an RGB value: rgb(230, 229, 230). For print design, use CMYK: 0%, 0%, 0%, 10%.

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