What color is #E0F5FC?

#E0F5FC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0F5FC?

The RGB value is 224, 245, 252: 224 red, 245 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0F5FC?

The complementary color is #FCE7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0F5FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0F5FC color

#E0F5FC rgb(224, 245, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E0F5FC is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 96.1% green and 98.8% blue (224, 245, 252).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 82% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cold (#D2EAF1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.64:1).

#E0F5FC color codes

HEX	`#E0F5FC`
RGB	`rgb(224, 245, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 96.1%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 82%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.24, -5.5, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.24, 7.92, 226.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.96, 88.179, 104.831)`
Decimal	`14743036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0F5FC, 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 #E0F5FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0F5FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.64:1	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 #E0F5FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0f5fc; }
.text { color: #e0f5fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0f5fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 245 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0f5fc, #e0e7fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E0F5FC?: #E0F5FC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0F5FC?: The RGB value is 224, 245, 252: 224 red, 245 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0F5FC?: The complementary color is #FCE7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0F5FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.64:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.