What color is #E7EEF4?

#E7EEF4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Morning Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7EEF4?

The RGB value is 231, 238, 244: 231 red, 238 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7EEF4?

The complementary color is #F4EDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7EEF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7EEF4 color

#E7EEF4 rgb(231, 238, 244)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7EEF4 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 93.3% green and 95.7% blue (231, 238, 244).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 37% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Morning Mist (#E5EDF1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#E7EEF4 color codes

HEX	`#E7EEF4`
RGB	`rgb(231, 238, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 93.3%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 37%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.74, -1.22, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.74, 3.9, 251.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.855, 84.669, 97.706)`
Decimal	`15199988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7EEF4, 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 #E7EEF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7EEF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	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 #E7EEF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7eef4; }
.text { color: #e7eef4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7eef4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 238 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7eef4, #e7e8f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E7EEF4?: #E7EEF4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Morning Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7EEF4?: The RGB value is 231, 238, 244: 231 red, 238 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7EEF4?: The complementary color is #F4EDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7EEF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.