What color is #E7F6F6?

#E7F6F6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7F6F6?

The RGB value is 231, 246, 246: 231 red, 246 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7F6F6?

The complementary color is #F6E7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7F6F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.91:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7F6F6 color

#E7F6F6 rgb(231, 246, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #E7F6F6 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 96.5% green and 96.5% blue (231, 246, 246).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 45% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cold White (#EDFCFB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.91:1).

#E7F6F6 color codes

HEX	`#E7F6F6`
RGB	`rgb(231, 246, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 96.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 45%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 6%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.81, -4.91, -1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.81, 5.2, 199.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.542, 89.553, 100.108)`
Decimal	`15202038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7F6F6, 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 #E7F6F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7F6F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.91:1	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 #E7F6F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7f6f6; }
.text { color: #e7f6f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7f6f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 246 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7f6f6, #e7eff6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E7F6F6?: #E7F6F6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7F6F6?: The RGB value is 231, 246, 246: 231 red, 246 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7F6F6?: The complementary color is #F6E7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7F6F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.91:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.