What color is #E9F2FA?

#E9F2FA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9F2FA?

The RGB value is 233, 242, 250: 233 red, 242 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9F2FA?

The complementary color is #FAF1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9F2FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9F2FA color

#E9F2FA rgb(233, 242, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #E9F2FA is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 94.9% green and 98% blue (233, 242, 250).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 63% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is First Snow (#E8EFF8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.55:1).

#E9F2FA color codes

HEX	`#E9F2FA`
RGB	`rgb(233, 242, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 94.9%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 63%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.05, -1.49, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.05, 5.1, 253.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.608, 87.729, 103.005)`
Decimal	`15332090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9F2FA, 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 #E9F2FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9F2FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	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 #E9F2FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9f2fa; }
.text { color: #e9f2fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9f2fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 242 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9f2fa, #e9eafa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E9F2FA?: #E9F2FA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9F2FA?: The RGB value is 233, 242, 250: 233 red, 242 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9F2FA?: The complementary color is #FAF1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9F2FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.