What color is #E4F4FB?

#E4F4FB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4F4FB?

The RGB value is 228, 244, 251: 228 red, 244 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4F4FB?

The complementary color is #FBEBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4F4FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4F4FB color

#E4F4FB rgb(228, 244, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E4F4FB is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 95.7% green and 98.4% blue (228, 244, 251).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 74% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Diamond White (#E2EFF3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#E4F4FB color codes

HEX	`#E4F4FB`
RGB	`rgb(228, 244, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 95.7%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 74%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.23, -3.92, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.23, 6.48, 232.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.754, 88.159, 103.957)`
Decimal	`15004923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4F4FB, 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 #E4F4FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4F4FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #E4F4FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4f4fb; }
.text { color: #e4f4fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4f4fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 244 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4f4fb, #e4e9fb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E4F4FB?: #E4F4FB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4F4FB?: The RGB value is 228, 244, 251: 228 red, 244 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4F4FB?: The complementary color is #FBEBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4F4FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.