What color is #E3EEF3?

#E3EEF3 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3EEF3?

The RGB value is 227, 238, 243: 227 red, 238 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EEF3?

The complementary color is #F3E8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EEF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EEF3 color

#E3EEF3 rgb(227, 238, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3EEF3 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 93.3% green and 95.3% blue (227, 238, 243).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 40% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Out Cold (#E2ECF2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#E3EEF3 color codes

HEX	`#E3EEF3`
RGB	`rgb(227, 238, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 93.3%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 40%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.43, -2.7, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.43, 4.56, 233.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.427, 83.95, 96.849)`
Decimal	`14937843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EEF3, 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 #E3EEF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EEF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #E3EEF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3eef3; }
.text { color: #e3eef3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3eef3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 238 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3eef3, #e3e6f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E3EEF3?: #E3EEF3 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3EEF3?: The RGB value is 227, 238, 243: 227 red, 238 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EEF3?: The complementary color is #F3E8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EEF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.