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#E2FBF9

Ice Blue · very light cool white

About #E2FBF9

With the hex code #E2FBF9, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 98% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Ice Blue — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FBE2E4, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green251
Blue249

Closest named colours

Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.5
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 9.2
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #E2FBF9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2FBF9.
1.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ice blue #E2FBF9.
19.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2FBF9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2FBF9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8F8F9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3F4F9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBFDFA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2FBF9?

With the hex code #E2FBF9, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 98% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2FBF9?

Use black text. Black on #E2FBF9 has a contrast ratio of 19.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2FBF9?

Its complementary colour is #FBE2E4, and analogous partners are #E2FBED and #E2F1FB.