What color is #E0E6F2?

#E0E6F2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E6F2?

The RGB value is 224, 230, 242: 224 red, 230 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E6F2?

The complementary color is #F2ECE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E6F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E6F2 color

#E0E6F2 rgb(224, 230, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E0E6F2 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 90.2% green and 94.9% blue (224, 230, 242).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 41% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Moon (#E0E6F0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.77:1).

#E0E6F2 color codes

HEX	`#E0E6F2`
RGB	`rgb(224, 230, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 90.2%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 41%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.17, 0.24, -6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.17, 6.51, 272.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.061, 78.851, 95.252)`
Decimal	`14739186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E6F2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E0E6F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E6F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E0E6F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e6f2; }
.text { color: #e0e6f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e6f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 230 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e6f2, #e3e0f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E0E6F2?: #E0E6F2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E6F2?: The RGB value is 224, 230, 242: 224 red, 230 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E6F2?: The complementary color is #F2ECE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E6F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.