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#e7f4f7

a pale, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Azure

RGB
231, 244, 247
HSL
191°, 50%, 94%
CMYK
7, 1, 0, 3
Luminance
0.8841

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #e7f4f7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#e7f4f7
Hue
191°
cyan
Saturation
50%
vivid
Lightness
94%
pale
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
94%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8841
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
92/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
18.68:1
Closest name
Azure
ΔE2000 2.8
Where it sits
Hue191° of 360°
Saturation50%
Lightness94%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool92% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#e7f4f7
RGBrgb(231, 244, 247)
HSLhsl(191, 50%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 3%)
LABlab(95.3 -3.7 -2.9)
LCHlch(95.3 4.7 218.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.958 0.014 213.1)
Decimal15201527
Display P3color(display-p3 0.906 0.957 0.969)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e7f4f7;
background-color: #e7f4f7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e7f4f7] bg-[#e7f4f7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e7f4f7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.906, green: 0.957, blue: 0.969)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e7f4f7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFE7F4F7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(247, 244, 231)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #e7f4f7 · 18.68:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.12:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.68:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #e7f4f7 as text scores 1.12:1 on white and 18.68:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e7f4f7 on white: 1.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e7f4f7 on black: 18.68:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F1F3F7
deuteranopia · #EFF1F7
tritanopia · #E3F5F5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #e7f4f7 is pinned to step 100; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4F9FA
#e7f4f7
#CFE7EC
#ABD8E3
#81C5D5
#57B2C7
#3DA1B8
#338699
#296B7A
#214F59
#153138
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #F4F9FADarkest = 950 · #153138
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4F9FA;
  --brand-100: #e7f4f7;
  --brand-200: #CFE7EC;
  --brand-300: #ABD8E3;
  --brand-400: #81C5D5;
  --brand-500: #57B2C7;
  --brand-600: #3DA1B8;
  --brand-700: #338699;
  --brand-800: #296B7A;
  --brand-900: #214F59;
  --brand-950: #153138;
  --brand: #e7f4f7;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #e7f4f7

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4F9FA
Tinted page background
Border#C2E3EB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B8C9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#9F2D33
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#205460
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECF6F9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142124
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #e7f4f7

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F7EAE7
Analogous left#E7F7F2
Analogous right#E7ECF7
Split-complement 1#F7E7EC
Split-complement 2#F7F2E7
Triadic 1#F7E7F4
Triadic 2#F4F7E7
Tetradic#F2E7F7

RGB percentages

Red90.6%
Green95.7%
Blue96.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan6.5%
Magenta1.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#e7f4f7 text on a black background

contrast 18.68:1

Card sample

#e7f4f7 text on a white background

contrast 1.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e7f4f7;
Background color
Panel with #e7f4f7 background
background-color: #e7f4f7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e7f4f7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(231, 244, 247, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(231, 244, 247, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e7f4f7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7f4f7, #E7E9F7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e7f4f7

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#e7f4f7 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#e7f4f7, answered

What color is #e7f4f7?

#e7f4f7 is a pale vivid cyan, closest to Azure (ΔE2000 2.8). It sits at 191° on the hue wheel with 50% saturation and 94% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #e7f4f7?

rgb(231, 244, 247) — 231 red, 244 green and 247 blue out of 255, or 90.6% / 95.7% / 96.9% by channel.

Is #e7f4f7 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8841 and perceived brightness is 94%, so black text on it reaches 18.68:1.

Should I use black or white text on #e7f4f7?

Black. It scores 18.68:1 against #e7f4f7, versus 1.12:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #e7f4f7?

#F7EAE7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F7E7EC and #F7F2E7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #e7f4f7?

For interface work: #F4F9FA as the surface, #C2E3EB for borders, #4B8C9B for secondary text, #9F2D33 as an accent and #205460 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E7F7F2 and #E7ECF7 stays calm, while #F7EAE7 is the loudest partner.

What is #e7f4f7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 3%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #e7f4f7 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 92 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E7F7F4; nudged cooler, #E7EFF7.

Work with #e7f4f7 in the Color Lab