What color is #E0F2FE?

#E0F2FE is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0F2FE?

The RGB value is 224, 242, 254: 224 red, 242 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0F2FE?

The complementary color is #FEECE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0F2FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.3:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0F2FE color

#E0F2FE rgb(224, 242, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E0F2FE is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 94.9% green and 99.6% blue (224, 242, 254).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 94% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Cathedral (#DAEAF6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

#E0F2FE color codes

HEX	`#E0F2FE`
RGB	`rgb(224, 242, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 94.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 94%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.53, -3.59, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.53, 8.57, 245.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.378, 86.506, 106.209)`
Decimal	`14742270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0F2FE, 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 #E0F2FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0F2FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	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 #E0F2FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0f2fe; }
.text { color: #e0f2fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0f2fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 242 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0f2fe, #e0e3fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E0F2FE?: #E0F2FE is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0F2FE?: The RGB value is 224, 242, 254: 224 red, 242 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0F2FE?: The complementary color is #FEECE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0F2FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.3:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.