What color is #E0EFF4?

#E0EFF4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0EFF4?

The RGB value is 224, 239, 244: 224 red, 239 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EFF4?

The complementary color is #F4E5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0EFF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EFF4 color

#E0EFF4 rgb(224, 239, 244)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0EFF4 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 93.7% green and 95.7% blue (224, 239, 244).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 48% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Diamond White (#E2EFF3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#E0EFF4 color codes

HEX	`#E0EFF4`
RGB	`rgb(224, 239, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 93.7%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 48%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.5, -3.99, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.5, 5.73, 225.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.933, 84.111, 97.7)`
Decimal	`14741492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EFF4, 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 #E0EFF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EFF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #E0EFF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0eff4; }
.text { color: #e0eff4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0eff4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 239 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0eff4, #e0e5f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E0EFF4?: #E0EFF4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0EFF4?: The RGB value is 224, 239, 244: 224 red, 239 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EFF4?: The complementary color is #F4E5E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EFF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.