What color is #E4F0EF?

#E4F0EF 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 #E4F0EF?

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

What is the complementary color of #E4F0EF?

The complementary color is #F0E4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4F0EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4F0EF color

#E4F0EF rgb(228, 240, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4F0EF is a very light, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 175°, 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 18.01:1).

#E4F0EF color codes

HEX	`#E4F0EF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 240, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 94.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 29%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.9, -4.14, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.9, 4.24, 192.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.732, 85.045, 93.912)`
Decimal	`15003887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4F0EF, 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 #E4F0EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4F0EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	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 #E4F0EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4f0ef; }
.text { color: #e4f0ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4f0ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 240 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4f0ef, #e4ebf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E4F0EF?: #E4F0EF 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 #E4F0EF?: The RGB value is 228, 240, 239: 228 red, 240 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4F0EF?: The complementary color is #F0E4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4F0EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.