What color is #E2E8F2?

#E2E8F2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E8F2?

The RGB value is 226, 232, 242: 226 red, 232 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E8F2?

The complementary color is #F2ECE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E8F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E8F2 color

#E2E8F2 rgb(226, 232, 242)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2E8F2 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 91% green and 94.9% blue (226, 232, 242).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 38% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Moon (#E0E6F0), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#E2E8F2 color codes

HEX	`#E2E8F2`
RGB	`rgb(226, 232, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 91%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 38%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.82, -0.14, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.82, 5.54, 268.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.244, 80.292, 95.468)`
Decimal	`14870770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E8F2, 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 #E2E8F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E8F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #E2E8F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e8f2; }
.text { color: #e2e8f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e8f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 232 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e8f2, #e4e2f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E2E8F2?: #E2E8F2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E8F2?: The RGB value is 226, 232, 242: 226 red, 232 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E8F2?: The complementary color is #F2ECE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E8F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.