What color is #E2FCFB?

#E2FCFB is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2FCFB?

The RGB value is 226, 252, 251: 226 red, 252 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2FCFB?

The complementary color is #FCE2E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2FCFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2FCFB color

#E2FCFB rgb(226, 252, 251)

Shades of white

The hex color #E2FCFB is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 98.8% green and 98.4% blue (226, 252, 251).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 81% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.55:1).

#E2FCFB color codes

HEX	`#E2FCFB`
RGB	`rgb(226, 252, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 98.8%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 81%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 10%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.13, -8.59, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.13, 8.91, 195.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.583, 92.753, 104.748)`
Decimal	`14875899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2FCFB, 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 #E2FCFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2FCFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.55:1	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 #E2FCFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2fcfb; }
.text { color: #e2fcfb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2fcfb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 252 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2fcfb, #e2f0fc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2FCFB?: #E2FCFB is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2FCFB?: The RGB value is 226, 252, 251: 226 red, 252 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2FCFB?: The complementary color is #FCE2E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2FCFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.