What color is #E1F8E7?

#E1F8E7 is a very light, moderate green known as Toxic Latte. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Toxic Latte?

The RGB value is 225, 248, 231: 225 red, 248 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Toxic Latte?

The complementary color is #F8E1F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1F8E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.78:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Toxic Latte color: hex code #E1F8E7

#E1F8E7 rgb(225, 248, 231)

Shades of green

Toxic Latte has the hex code #E1F8E7. It is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 97.3% green and 90.6% blue (225, 248, 231).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 62% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

Toxic Latte (#E1F8E7) color codes

HEX	`#E1F8E7`
RGB	`rgb(225, 248, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 97.3%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 62%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 9%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.54, -10.6, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.54, 11.99, 152.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.04, 88.911, 88.583)`
Decimal	`14809319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Toxic Latte, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E1F8E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1F8E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E1F8E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1f8e7; }
.text { color: #e1f8e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1f8e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 248 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1f8e7, #e1f8f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E1F8E7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1F8E7?: #E1F8E7 is a very light, moderate green known as Toxic Latte. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Toxic Latte?: The RGB value is 225, 248, 231: 225 red, 248 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Toxic Latte?: The complementary color is #F8E1F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1F8E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.78:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.