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#E2FBF2

Ivory · very light cool white

About #E2FBF2

#E2FBF2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 98% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Ivory (ΔE 9.6); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FBE2EB — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2FBF2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green251
Blue242

Closest named colours

Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 9.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #E2FBF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ivory #E2FBF2.
1.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ivory #E2FBF2.
19.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2FBF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2FBF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F7F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4F4F3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDFCF8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2FBF2?

#E2FBF2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 98% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2FBF2?

Use black text. Black on #E2FBF2 has a contrast ratio of 19.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2FBF2?

Its complementary colour is #FBE2EB, and analogous partners are #E2FBE6 and #E2F8FB.