What color is #E8EEF7?

#E8EEF7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EEF7?

The RGB value is 232, 238, 247: 232 red, 238 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EEF7?

The complementary color is #F7F1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EEF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EEF7 color

#E8EEF7 rgb(232, 238, 247)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E8EEF7 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 93.3% green and 96.9% blue (232, 238, 247).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 48% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is First Snow (#E8EFF8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#E8EEF7 color codes

HEX	`#E8EEF7`
RGB	`rgb(232, 238, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 93.3%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 48%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.89, -0.33, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.89, 5.04, 266.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.638, 85.02, 100.14)`
Decimal	`15265527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EEF7, 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 #E8EEF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EEF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	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 #E8EEF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8eef7; }
.text { color: #e8eef7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8eef7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 238 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8eef7, #eae8f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E8EEF7?: #E8EEF7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EEF7?: The RGB value is 232, 238, 247: 232 red, 238 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EEF7?: The complementary color is #F7F1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EEF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.