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#E4F2EE

Off White · very light neutral

About #E4F2EE

With the hex code #E4F2EE, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 95% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Off White — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F2E4E8, a snow shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green242
Blue238

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.2
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 7.8
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #E4F2EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #E4F2EE.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #E4F2EE.
18.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4F2EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4F2EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1F0EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEEEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1F2F1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4F2EE?

With the hex code #E4F2EE, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 95% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E4F2EE?

Use black text. Black on #E4F2EE has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4F2EE?

Its complementary colour is #F2E4E8, and analogous partners are #E4F2E7 and #E4EFF2.