What color is #E7F9FA?

#E7F9FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7F9FA?

The RGB value is 231, 249, 250: 231 red, 249 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7F9FA?

The complementary color is #FAE8E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7F9FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.33:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7F9FA color

#E7F9FA rgb(231, 249, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #E7F9FA is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 97.6% green and 98% blue (231, 249, 250).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 66% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Calm Waters (#E7FAFA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.33:1).

#E7F9FA color codes

HEX	`#E7F9FA`
RGB	`rgb(231, 249, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 97.6%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 66%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.67, -5.68, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.67, 6.2, 203.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.082, 91.641, 103.683)`
Decimal	`15202810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7F9FA, 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 #E7F9FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7F9FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.33:1	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 #E7F9FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7f9fa; }
.text { color: #e7f9fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7f9fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 249 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7f9fa, #e7f0fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E7F9FA?: #E7F9FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7F9FA?: The RGB value is 231, 249, 250: 231 red, 249 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7F9FA?: The complementary color is #FAE8E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7F9FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.33:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.