What color is #E4FEFC?

#E4FEFC is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4FEFC?

The RGB value is 228, 254, 252: 228 red, 254 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4FEFC?

The complementary color is #FEE4E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4FEFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.88:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4FEFC color

#E4FEFC rgb(228, 254, 252)

Shades of white

The hex color #E4FEFC is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 99.6% green and 98.8% blue (228, 254, 252).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 93% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.88:1).

#E4FEFC color codes

HEX	`#E4FEFC`
RGB	`rgb(228, 254, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 99.6%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 93%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.79, -8.77, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.79, 8.97, 192.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.003, 94.404, 105.82)`
Decimal	`15007484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4FEFC, 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 #E4FEFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4FEFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.88:1	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 #E4FEFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4fefc; }
.text { color: #e4fefc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4fefc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 254 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4fefc, #e4f3fe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E4FEFC?: #E4FEFC is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4FEFC?: The RGB value is 228, 254, 252: 228 red, 254 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4FEFC?: The complementary color is #FEE4E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4FEFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.88:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.