What color is #E4EFF0?

#E4EFF0 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EFF0?

The RGB value is 228, 239, 240: 228 red, 239 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EFF0?

The complementary color is #F0E5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EFF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EFF0 color

#E4EFF0 rgb(228, 239, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4EFF0 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 93.7% green and 94.1% blue (228, 239, 240).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 29% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#E4EFF0 color codes

HEX	`#E4EFF0`
RGB	`rgb(228, 239, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 93.7%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 29%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.67, -3.45, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.67, 3.86, 206.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.586, 84.518, 94.594)`
Decimal	`15003632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EFF0, 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 #E4EFF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EFF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #E4EFF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4eff0; }
.text { color: #e4eff0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4eff0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 239 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4eff0, #e4e9f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E4EFF0?: #E4EFF0 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EFF0?: The RGB value is 228, 239, 240: 228 red, 239 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EFF0?: The complementary color is #F0E5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EFF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.