What color is #E7FAFA?

#E7FAFA is a very light, moderate cyan known as Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7FAFA?

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

What is the complementary color of #E7FAFA?

The complementary color is #FAE7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7FAFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7FAFA color

#E7FAFA rgb(231, 250, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #E7FAFA is a very light, moderate cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 66% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

This exact color is also called Calm Waters.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.45:1).

#E7FAFA color codes

HEX	`#E7FAFA`
RGB	`rgb(231, 250, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 98%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 66%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.93, -6.18, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.93, 6.54, 198.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.392, 92.261, 103.786)`
Decimal	`15203066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7FAFA, 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 #E7FAFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7FAFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.45:1	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 #E7FAFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7fafa; }
.text { color: #e7fafa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7fafa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 250 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7fafa, #e7f1fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #E7FAFA?: #E7FAFA is a very light, moderate cyan known as Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7FAFA?: The RGB value is 231, 250, 250: 231 red, 250 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7FAFA?: The complementary color is #FAE7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7FAFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.