#E1EFE7
Off White · very light neutral
About #E1EFE7
#E1EFE7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 94% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Off White (ΔE 6.9); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFE1E9 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1EFE7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #E1EFE7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E1EFE7?
#E1EFE7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 94% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #E1EFE7?
Use black text. Black on #E1EFE7 has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1EFE7?
Its complementary colour is #EFE1E9, and analogous partners are #E2EFE1 and #E1EFEE.