What color is #E5ECF4?

#E5ECF4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5ECF4?

The RGB value is 229, 236, 244: 229 red, 236 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5ECF4?

The complementary color is #F4EDE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5ECF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5ECF4 color

#E5ECF4 rgb(229, 236, 244)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5ECF4 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 92.5% green and 95.7% blue (229, 236, 244).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 41% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is First Snow (#E8EFF8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.64:1).

#E5ECF4 color codes

HEX	`#E5ECF4`
RGB	`rgb(229, 236, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 92.5%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 41%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 6%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.09, -0.85, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.09, 4.75, 259.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.634, 83.18, 97.483)`
Decimal	`15068404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5ECF4, 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 #E5ECF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5ECF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.64:1	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 #E5ECF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ecf4; }
.text { color: #e5ecf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ecf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 236 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ecf4, #e6e5f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E5ECF4?: #E5ECF4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5ECF4?: The RGB value is 229, 236, 244: 229 red, 236 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5ECF4?: The complementary color is #F4EDE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5ECF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.