What color is #E3F1EF?

#E3F1EF is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3F1EF?

The RGB value is 227, 241, 239: 227 red, 241 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3F1EF?

The complementary color is #F1E3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3F1EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3F1EF color

#E3F1EF rgb(227, 241, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3F1EF is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 94.5% green and 93.7% blue (227, 241, 239).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 33% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.09:1).

#E3F1EF color codes

HEX	`#E3F1EF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 241, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 94.5%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 33%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.09, -4.98, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.09, 5.01, 187.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.711, 85.473, 93.996)`
Decimal	`14938607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3F1EF, 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 #E3F1EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3F1EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.09:1	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 #E3F1EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3f1ef; }
.text { color: #e3f1ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3f1ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 241 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3f1ef, #e3ecf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E3F1EF?: #E3F1EF is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3F1EF?: The RGB value is 227, 241, 239: 227 red, 241 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3F1EF?: The complementary color is #F1E3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3F1EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.