What color is #E7EBF3?

#E7EBF3 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7EBF3?

The RGB value is 231, 235, 243: 231 red, 235 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7EBF3?

The complementary color is #F3EFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7EBF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7EBF3 color

#E7EBF3 rgb(231, 235, 243)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7EBF3 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 92.2% green and 95.3% blue (231, 235, 243).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 33% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lullaby of Frost (#E5E8F2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.58:1).

#E7EBF3 color codes

HEX	`#E7EBF3`
RGB	`rgb(231, 235, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 92.2%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 33%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.96, 0.13, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.96, 4.33, 271.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.838, 82.876, 96.62)`
Decimal	`15199219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7EBF3, 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 #E7EBF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7EBF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.58:1	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 #E7EBF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ebf3; }
.text { color: #e7ebf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ebf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 235 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ebf3, #e9e7f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E7EBF3?: #E7EBF3 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lullaby of Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7EBF3?: The RGB value is 231, 235, 243: 231 red, 235 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7EBF3?: The complementary color is #F3EFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7EBF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.