What color is #E3EFEF?

#E3EFEF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3EFEF?

The RGB value is 227, 239, 239: 227 red, 239 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EFEF?

The complementary color is #EFE3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EFEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EFEF color

#E3EFEF rgb(227, 239, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3EFEF is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 93.7% green and 93.7% blue (227, 239, 239).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 27% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#E3EFEF color codes

HEX	`#E3EFEF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 239, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 93.7%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 27%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.58, -3.96, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.58, 4.19, 199.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.122, 84.295, 93.799)`
Decimal	`14938095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EFEF, 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 #E3EFEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EFEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #E3EFEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3efef; }
.text { color: #e3efef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3efef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 239 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3efef, #e3e9ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E3EFEF?: #E3EFEF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3EFEF?: The RGB value is 227, 239, 239: 227 red, 239 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EFEF?: The complementary color is #EFE3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EFEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.