What color is #E5ECF5?

#E5ECF5 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 #E5ECF5?

The RGB value is 229, 236, 245: 229 red, 236 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5ECF5?

The complementary color is #F5EEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5ECF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5ECF5 color

#E5ECF5 rgb(229, 236, 245)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5ECF5 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 92.5% green and 96.1% blue (229, 236, 245).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 44% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is First Snow (#E8EFF8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#E5ECF5 color codes

HEX	`#E5ECF5`
RGB	`rgb(229, 236, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 92.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 44%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.12, -0.66, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.12, 5.19, 262.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.787, 83.241, 98.285)`
Decimal	`15068405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5ECF5, 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 #E5ECF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5ECF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	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 #E5ECF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ecf5; }
.text { color: #e5ecf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ecf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 236 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ecf5, #e6e5f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E5ECF5?: #E5ECF5 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 #E5ECF5?: The RGB value is 229, 236, 245: 229 red, 236 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5ECF5?: The complementary color is #F5EEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5ECF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.