What color is #E5F3F6?

#E5F3F6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F3F6?

The RGB value is 229, 243, 246: 229 red, 243 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F3F6?

The complementary color is #F6E8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F3F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F3F6 color

#E5F3F6 rgb(229, 243, 246)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5F3F6 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 95.3% green and 96.5% blue (229, 243, 246).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 49% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Diamond White (#E2EFF3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.48:1).

#E5F3F6 color codes

HEX	`#E5F3F6`
RGB	`rgb(229, 243, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 95.3%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 49%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.91, -4.04, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.91, 5.05, 216.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.995, 87.412, 99.776)`
Decimal	`15070198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F3F6, 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 #E5F3F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F3F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.48:1	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 #E5F3F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f3f6; }
.text { color: #e5f3f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f3f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 243 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f3f6, #e5ebf6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E5F3F6?: #E5F3F6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F3F6?: The RGB value is 229, 243, 246: 229 red, 243 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F3F6?: The complementary color is #F6E8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F3F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.