What color is #E1F0F3?

#E1F0F3 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1F0F3?

The RGB value is 225, 240, 243: 225 red, 240 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1F0F3?

The complementary color is #F3E4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1F0F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1F0F3 color

#E1F0F3 rgb(225, 240, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1F0F3 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 94.1% green and 95.3% blue (225, 240, 243).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 43% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Diamond White (#E2EFF3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#E1F0F3 color codes

HEX	`#E1F0F3`
RGB	`rgb(225, 240, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 94.1%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 43%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.8, -4.37, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.8, 5.39, 215.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.386, 84.798, 97.015)`
Decimal	`14807283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1F0F3, 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 #E1F0F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1F0F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	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 #E1F0F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1f0f3; }
.text { color: #e1f0f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1f0f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 240 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1f0f3, #e1e7f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E1F0F3?: #E1F0F3 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1F0F3?: The RGB value is 225, 240, 243: 225 red, 240 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1F0F3?: The complementary color is #F3E4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1F0F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.