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#E7F5EA

Off White · very light neutral

About #E7F5EA

#E7F5EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 96% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% 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 6.7); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F5E7F2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E7F5EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red231
Green245
Blue234

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.7
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #E7F5EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #E7F5EA.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #E7F5EA.
18.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7F5EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7F5EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5F2E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2F1EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5F4F2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7F5EA?

#E7F5EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 96% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E7F5EA?

Use black text. Black on #E7F5EA has a contrast ratio of 18.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7F5EA?

Its complementary colour is #F5E7F2, and analogous partners are #EBF5E7 and #E7F5F1.