What color is #E7F3FB?

#E7F3FB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7F3FB?

The RGB value is 231, 243, 251: 231 red, 243 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7F3FB?

The complementary color is #FBEFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7F3FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7F3FB color

#E7F3FB rgb(231, 243, 251)

Shades of white

The hex color #E7F3FB is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 95.3% green and 98.4% blue (231, 243, 251).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 71% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Out Cold (#E2ECF2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#E7F3FB color codes

HEX	`#E7F3FB`
RGB	`rgb(231, 243, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 95.3%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 71%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.18, -2.45, -5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.18, 5.76, 244.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.415, 88.054, 103.902)`
Decimal	`15201275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7F3FB, 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 #E7F3FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7F3FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #E7F3FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7f3fb; }
.text { color: #e7f3fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7f3fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 243 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7f3fb, #e7e9fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E7F3FB?: #E7F3FB is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7F3FB?: The RGB value is 231, 243, 251: 231 red, 243 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7F3FB?: The complementary color is #FBEFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7F3FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.