What color is #E4EEF6?

#E4EEF6 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EEF6?

The RGB value is 228, 238, 246: 228 red, 238 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EEF6?

The complementary color is #F6ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EEF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EEF6 color

#E4EEF6 rgb(228, 238, 246)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4EEF6 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 93.3% green and 96.5% blue (228, 238, 246).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 50% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Out Cold (#E2ECF2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#E4EEF6 color codes

HEX	`#E4EEF6`
RGB	`rgb(228, 238, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 93.3%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 50%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.58, -1.82, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.58, 5.32, 250.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.201, 84.296, 99.269)`
Decimal	`15003382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EEF6, 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 #E4EEF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EEF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #E4EEF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4eef6; }
.text { color: #e4eef6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4eef6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 238 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4eef6, #e4e5f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E4EEF6?: #E4EEF6 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EEF6?: The RGB value is 228, 238, 246: 228 red, 238 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EEF6?: The complementary color is #F6ECE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EEF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.