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#E1F2EA

Off White · very light neutral

About #E1F2EA

#E1F2EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 95% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Off White (ΔE 7.4); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2E1E9 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1F2EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red225
Green242
Blue234

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.4
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 8.9
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #E1F2EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #E1F2EA.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #E1F2EA.
18.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1F2EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1F2EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1EFEA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEDEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DEF2F0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1F2EA?

#E1F2EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 95% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E1F2EA?

Use black text. Black on #E1F2EA has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1F2EA?

Its complementary colour is #F2E1E9, and analogous partners are #E1F2E2 and #E1F2F2.