What color is #E5F8FA?

#E5F8FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F8FA?

The RGB value is 229, 248, 250: 229 red, 248 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F8FA?

The complementary color is #FAE7E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F8FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F8FA color

#E5F8FA rgb(229, 248, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #E5F8FA is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 97.3% green and 98% blue (229, 248, 250).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Calm Waters (#E7FAFA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.14:1).

#E5F8FA color codes

HEX	`#E5F8FA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 248, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 97.3%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 68%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.28, -5.81, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.28, 6.58, 207.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.132, 90.694, 103.55)`
Decimal	`15071482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F8FA, 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 #E5F8FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F8FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.14:1	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 #E5F8FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f8fa; }
.text { color: #e5f8fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f8fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 248 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f8fa, #e5eefa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #E5F8FA?: #E5F8FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F8FA?: The RGB value is 229, 248, 250: 229 red, 248 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F8FA?: The complementary color is #FAE7E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F8FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.