What color is #E2F6FD?

#E2F6FD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2F6FD?

The RGB value is 226, 246, 253: 226 red, 246 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2F6FD?

The complementary color is #FDE9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2F6FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2F6FD color

#E2F6FD rgb(226, 246, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E2F6FD is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 96.5% green and 99.2% blue (226, 246, 253).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 87% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Diamond White (#E2EFF3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.83:1).

#E2F6FD color codes

HEX	`#E2F6FD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 246, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 96.5%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 87%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.65, -5.18, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.65, 7.62, 227.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.045, 89.171, 105.799)`
Decimal	`14874365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2F6FD, 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 #E2F6FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2F6FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.83:1	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 #E2F6FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2f6fd; }
.text { color: #e2f6fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2f6fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 246 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2f6fd, #e2e9fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E2F6FD?: #E2F6FD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2F6FD?: The RGB value is 226, 246, 253: 226 red, 246 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2F6FD?: The complementary color is #FDE9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2F6FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.