What color is #E8EDF8?

#E8EDF8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EDF8?

The RGB value is 232, 237, 248: 232 red, 237 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EDF8?

The complementary color is #F8F3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EDF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EDF8 color

#E8EDF8 rgb(232, 237, 248)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8EDF8 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 92.9% green and 97.3% blue (232, 237, 248).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 53% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Boll (#E7EFFB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#E8EDF8 color codes

HEX	`#E8EDF8`
RGB	`rgb(232, 237, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 92.9%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 53%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.67, 0.37, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.67, 5.89, 273.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.503, 84.501, 100.858)`
Decimal	`15265272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EDF8, 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 #E8EDF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EDF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #E8EDF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8edf8; }
.text { color: #e8edf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8edf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 237 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8edf8, #ebe8f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E8EDF8?: #E8EDF8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cotton Boll. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EDF8?: The RGB value is 232, 237, 248: 232 red, 237 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EDF8?: The complementary color is #F8F3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EDF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.