What color is #E1EBF1?

#E1EBF1 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1EBF1?

The RGB value is 225, 235, 241: 225 red, 235 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1EBF1?

The complementary color is #F1E7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1EBF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1EBF1 color

#E1EBF1 rgb(225, 235, 241)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1EBF1 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 92.2% green and 94.5% blue (225, 235, 241).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 36% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Out Cold (#E2ECF2), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#E1EBF1 color codes

HEX	`#E1EBF1`
RGB	`rgb(225, 235, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 92.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 36%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.48, -2.2, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.48, 4.61, 241.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.634, 81.774, 94.949)`
Decimal	`14806001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1EBF1, 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 #E1EBF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1EBF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	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 #E1EBF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1ebf1; }
.text { color: #e1ebf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1ebf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 235 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1ebf1, #e1e3f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E1EBF1?: #E1EBF1 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1EBF1?: The RGB value is 225, 235, 241: 225 red, 235 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1EBF1?: The complementary color is #F1E7E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1EBF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.