What color is #E4EFF5?

#E4EFF5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EFF5?

The RGB value is 228, 239, 245: 228 red, 239 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EFF5?

The complementary color is #F5EAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EFF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EFF5 color

#E4EFF5 rgb(228, 239, 245)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4EFF5 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 93.7% green and 96.1% blue (228, 239, 245).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 46% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Out Cold (#E2ECF2), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#E4EFF5 color codes

HEX	`#E4EFF5`
RGB	`rgb(228, 239, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 93.7%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 46%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.8, -2.51, -4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.8, 4.85, 238.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.339, 84.819, 98.56)`
Decimal	`15003637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EFF5, 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 #E4EFF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EFF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	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 #E4EFF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4eff5; }
.text { color: #e4eff5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4eff5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 239 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4eff5, #e4e7f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E4EFF5?: #E4EFF5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EFF5?: The RGB value is 228, 239, 245: 228 red, 239 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EFF5?: The complementary color is #F5EAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EFF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.