#E9EBEF
Off White · very light neutral
About #E9EBEF
#E9EBEF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 92% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Off White (ΔE 6.2); Snow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFEDE9 — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E9EBEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #E9EBEF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E9EBEF?
#E9EBEF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 92% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #E9EBEF?
Use black text. Black on #E9EBEF has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9EBEF?
Its complementary colour is #EFEDE9, and analogous partners are #E9EEEF and #EAE9EF.