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#E8F8EA

Ivory · very light cool white

About #E8F8EA

With the hex code #E8F8EA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 97% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ivory — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F8E8F6, 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 19.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red232
Green248
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #E8F8EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ivory #E8F8EA.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ivory #E8F8EA.
19.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8F8EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8F8EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8F5E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5F3EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E6F7F4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8F8EA?

With the hex code #E8F8EA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 97% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8F8EA?

Use black text. Black on #E8F8EA has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8F8EA?

Its complementary colour is #F8E8F6, and analogous partners are #EEF8E8 and #E8F8F2.