What color is #E7E8F6?

#E7E8F6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E8F6?

The RGB value is 231, 232, 246: 231 red, 232 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E8F6?

The complementary color is #F6F5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E8F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E8F6 color

#E7E8F6 rgb(231, 232, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E7E8F6 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 91% green and 96.5% blue (231, 232, 246).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 45% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#E7E8F6 color codes

HEX	`#E7E8F6`
RGB	`rgb(231, 232, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 91%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 45%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 6%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.29, 2.24, -6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.29, 7.24, 288.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.443, 81.356, 98.742)`
Decimal	`15198454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E8F6, 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 #E7E8F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E8F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #E7E8F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e8f6; }
.text { color: #e7e8f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e8f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 232 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e8f6, #eee7f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E7E8F6?: #E7E8F6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E8F6?: The RGB value is 231, 232, 246: 231 red, 232 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E8F6?: The complementary color is #F6F5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E8F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.