What color is #E3FBFF?

#E3FBFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3FBFF?

The RGB value is 227, 251, 255: 227 red, 251 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3FBFF?

The complementary color is #FFE7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3FBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.51:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3FBFF color

#E3FBFF rgb(227, 251, 255)

Shades of white

The hex color #E3FBFF is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 98.4% green and 100% blue (227, 251, 255).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bubbles (#E7FEFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.51:1).

#E3FBFF color codes

HEX	`#E3FBFF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 251, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 98.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.04, -7, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.04, 8.36, 213.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.222, 92.544, 108.014)`
Decimal	`14941183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3FBFF, 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 #E3FBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3FBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.51:1	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 #E3FBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3fbff; }
.text { color: #e3fbff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3fbff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 251 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3fbff, #e3edff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3FBFF?: #E3FBFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3FBFF?: The RGB value is 227, 251, 255: 227 red, 251 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3FBFF?: The complementary color is #FFE7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3FBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.51:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.