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#E7F6EA

Ivory · very light cool white

About #E7F6EA

With the hex code #E7F6EA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 96% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ivory — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F6E7F3, a lavender 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 18.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red231
Green246
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.9
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #E7F6EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ivory #E7F6EA.
1.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ivory #E7F6EA.
18.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E7F6EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E7F6EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F6F3E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3F1EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E5F5F2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E7F6EA?

With the hex code #E7F6EA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 96% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E7F6EA?

Use black text. Black on #E7F6EA has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E7F6EA?

Its complementary colour is #F6E7F3, and analogous partners are #ECF6E7 and #E7F6F2.