What color is #E4EAF2?

#E4EAF2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EAF2?

The RGB value is 228, 234, 242: 228 red, 234 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EAF2?

The complementary color is #F2ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EAF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EAF2 color

#E4EAF2 rgb(228, 234, 242)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4EAF2 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 91.8% green and 94.9% blue (228, 234, 242).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 35% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is First Snow (#E8EFF8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

#E4EAF2 color codes

HEX	`#E4EAF2`
RGB	`rgb(228, 234, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 91.8%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 35%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.46, -0.52, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.46, 4.59, 263.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.442, 81.75, 95.687)`
Decimal	`15002354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EAF2, 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 #E4EAF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EAF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #E4EAF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4eaf2; }
.text { color: #e4eaf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4eaf2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 234 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4eaf2, #e5e4f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E4EAF2?: #E4EAF2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EAF2?: The RGB value is 228, 234, 242: 228 red, 234 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EAF2?: The complementary color is #F2ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EAF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.