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#E9FBFB

White · very light neutral

About #E9FBFB

With the hex code #E9FBFB, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 98% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to White — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FBE9E9, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red233
Green251
Blue251

Closest named colours

White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 6.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #E9FBFB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on white #E9FBFB.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on white #E9FBFB.
19.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E9FBFB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E9FBFB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8F9FB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5F6FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4FCFB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E9FBFB?

With the hex code #E9FBFB, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 98% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #E9FBFB?

Use black text. Black on #E9FBFB has a contrast ratio of 19.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E9FBFB?

Its complementary colour is #FBE9E9, and analogous partners are #E9FBF2 and #E9F2FB.