What color is #E5F8FE?

#E5F8FE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F8FE?

The RGB value is 229, 248, 254: 229 red, 248 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F8FE?

The complementary color is #FEEBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F8FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.19:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F8FE color

#E5F8FE rgb(229, 248, 254)

Shades of white

The hex color #E5F8FE is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 97.3% green and 99.6% blue (229, 248, 254).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 93% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Diamond White (#E2EFF3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.19:1).

#E5F8FE color codes

HEX	`#E5F8FE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 248, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 97.3%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 93%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.39, -5.05, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.39, 7.11, 224.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.766, 90.947, 106.888)`
Decimal	`15071486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F8FE, 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 #E5F8FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F8FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.19:1	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 #E5F8FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f8fe; }
.text { color: #e5f8fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f8fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 248 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f8fe, #e5ebfe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E5F8FE?: #E5F8FE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F8FE?: The RGB value is 229, 248, 254: 229 red, 248 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F8FE?: The complementary color is #FEEBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F8FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.19:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.