What color is #E7FCFA?

#E7FCFA is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7FCFA?

The RGB value is 231, 252, 250: 231 red, 252 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7FCFA?

The complementary color is #FCE7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7FCFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.7:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7FCFA color

#E7FCFA rgb(231, 252, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #E7FCFA is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 98.8% green and 98% blue (231, 252, 250).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 78% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Calm Waters (#E7FAFA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.7:1).

#E7FCFA color codes

HEX	`#E7FCFA`
RGB	`rgb(231, 252, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 98.8%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 78%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.43, -7.19, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.43, 7.32, 190.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.017, 93.511, 103.994)`
Decimal	`15203578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7FCFA, 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 #E7FCFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7FCFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.7:1	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 #E7FCFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7fcfa; }
.text { color: #e7fcfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7fcfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 252 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7fcfa, #e7f3fc); }

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Questions

What color is #E7FCFA?: #E7FCFA is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7FCFA?: The RGB value is 231, 252, 250: 231 red, 252 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7FCFA?: The complementary color is #FCE7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7FCFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.7:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.