What color is #E7FAEC?

#E7FAEC is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7FAEC?

The RGB value is 231, 250, 236: 231 red, 250 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7FAEC?

The complementary color is #FAE7F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7FAEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.28:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7FAEC color

#E7FAEC rgb(231, 250, 236)

Shades of white

The hex color #E7FAEC is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 98% green and 92.5% blue (231, 250, 236).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 66% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Civilization (#E1F5E5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.28:1).

#E7FAEC color codes

HEX	`#E7FAEC`
RGB	`rgb(231, 250, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 98%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 66%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.58, -8.74, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.58, 9.87, 152.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.278, 91.415, 92.651)`
Decimal	`15203052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7FAEC, 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 #E7FAEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7FAEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.28:1	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 #E7FAEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7faec; }
.text { color: #e7faec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7faec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 250 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7faec, #e7faf6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E7FAEC?: #E7FAEC is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7FAEC?: The RGB value is 231, 250, 236: 231 red, 250 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7FAEC?: The complementary color is #FAE7F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7FAEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.28:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.