What color is #E7F0EB?

#E7F0EB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7F0EB?

The RGB value is 231, 240, 235: 231 red, 240 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7F0EB?

The complementary color is #F0E7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7F0EB?

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.

#E7F0EB color

#E7F0EB rgb(231, 240, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E7F0EB is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 94.1% green and 92.2% blue (231, 240, 235).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 23% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E7F0EB color codes

HEX	`#E7F0EB`
RGB	`rgb(231, 240, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 94.1%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 23%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.02, -3.88, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.02, 4.12, 160.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.108, 85.307, 90.879)`
Decimal	`15200491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7F0EB, 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 #E7F0EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7F0EB 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 #E7F0EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7f0eb; }
.text { color: #e7f0eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7f0eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 240 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7f0eb, #e7f0f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E7F0EB?: #E7F0EB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7F0EB?: The RGB value is 231, 240, 235: 231 red, 240 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7F0EB?: The complementary color is #F0E7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7F0EB?: 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.