What color is #E4ECEF?

#E4ECEF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Morning Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4ECEF?

The RGB value is 228, 236, 239: 228 red, 236 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4ECEF?

The complementary color is #EFE7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4ECEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4ECEF color

#E4ECEF rgb(228, 236, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4ECEF is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 92.5% green and 93.7% blue (228, 236, 239).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 26% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Morning Mist (#E5EDF1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#E4ECEF color codes

HEX	`#E4ECEF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 236, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 92.5%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 26%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.89, -2.1, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.89, 3.17, 228.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.567, 82.716, 93.524)`
Decimal	`15002863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4ECEF, 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 #E4ECEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4ECEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #E4ECEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4ecef; }
.text { color: #e4ecef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4ecef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 236 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4ecef, #e4e7ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E4ECEF?: #E4ECEF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Morning Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4ECEF?: The RGB value is 228, 236, 239: 228 red, 236 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4ECEF?: The complementary color is #EFE7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4ECEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.