What color is #E7EFF5?

#E7EFF5 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 #E7EFF5?

The RGB value is 231, 239, 245: 231 red, 239 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7EFF5?

The complementary color is #F5EDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7EFF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7EFF5 color

#E7EFF5 rgb(231, 239, 245)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7EFF5 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 93.7% green and 96.1% blue (231, 239, 245).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 41% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Morning Mist (#E5EDF1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#E7EFF5 color codes

HEX	`#E7EFF5`
RGB	`rgb(231, 239, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 93.7%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 41%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 6%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.02, -1.54, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.02, 4.11, 247.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.3, 85.314, 98.605)`
Decimal	`15200245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7EFF5, 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 #E7EFF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7EFF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #E7EFF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7eff5; }
.text { color: #e7eff5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7eff5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 239 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7eff5, #e7e8f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E7EFF5?: #E7EFF5 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 #E7EFF5?: The RGB value is 231, 239, 245: 231 red, 239 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7EFF5?: The complementary color is #F5EDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7EFF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.