What color is #E3FAF3?

#E3FAF3 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3FAF3?

The RGB value is 227, 250, 243: 227 red, 250 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3FAF3?

The complementary color is #FAE3EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3FAF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.23:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3FAF3 color

#E3FAF3 rgb(227, 250, 243)

Shades of white

The hex color #E3FAF3 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 98% green and 95.3% blue (227, 250, 243).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 70% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Light Spirited (#D8EEE7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.23:1).

#E3FAF3 color codes

HEX	`#E3FAF3`
RGB	`rgb(227, 250, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 98%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 70%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.48, -8.77, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.48, 8.81, 174.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.038, 91.172, 98.052)`
Decimal	`14940915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3FAF3, 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 #E3FAF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3FAF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.23:1	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 #E3FAF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3faf3; }
.text { color: #e3faf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3faf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 250 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3faf3, #e3f5fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3FAF3?: #E3FAF3 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3FAF3?: The RGB value is 227, 250, 243: 227 red, 250 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3FAF3?: The complementary color is #FAE3EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3FAF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.23:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.