What color is #E2F5F9?

#E2F5F9 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2F5F9?

The RGB value is 226, 245, 249: 226 red, 245 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2F5F9?

The complementary color is #F9E6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2F5F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2F5F9 color

#E2F5F9 rgb(226, 245, 249)

Shades of teal

The hex color #E2F5F9 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 96.1% green and 97.6% blue (226, 245, 249).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 66% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Calm Waters (#E7FAFA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.66:1).

#E2F5F9 color codes

HEX	`#E2F5F9`
RGB	`rgb(226, 245, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 96.1%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 66%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.29, -5.45, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.29, 6.79, 216.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.112, 88.312, 102.377)`
Decimal	`14874105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2F5F9, 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 #E2F5F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2F5F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.66:1	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 #E2F5F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2f5f9; }
.text { color: #e2f5f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2f5f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 245 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2f5f9, #e2eaf9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #E2F5F9?: #E2F5F9 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2F5F9?: The RGB value is 226, 245, 249: 226 red, 245 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2F5F9?: The complementary color is #F9E6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2F5F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.