What color is #E4EFEE?

#E4EFEE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EFEE?

The RGB value is 228, 239, 238: 228 red, 239 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EFEE?

The complementary color is #EFE4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EFEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EFEE color

#E4EFEE rgb(228, 239, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4EFEE is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 93.7% green and 93.3% blue (228, 239, 238).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 26% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Warp Drive (#EAF2F1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#E4EFEE color codes

HEX	`#E4EFEE`
RGB	`rgb(228, 239, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 93.7%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 26%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.62, -3.82, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.62, 3.9, 191.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.291, 84.399, 93.038)`
Decimal	`15003630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EFEE, 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 #E4EFEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EFEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #E4EFEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4efee; }
.text { color: #e4efee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4efee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 239 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4efee, #e4ebef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E4EFEE?: #E4EFEE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EFEE?: The RGB value is 228, 239, 238: 228 red, 239 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EFEE?: The complementary color is #EFE4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EFEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.