What color is #E0EFCF?

#E0EFCF is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0EFCF?

The RGB value is 224, 239, 207: 224 red, 239 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EFCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #E0EFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EFCF color

#E0EFCF rgb(224, 239, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0EFCF is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 93.7% green and 81.2% blue (224, 239, 207).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 50% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Mint (#DFF1D6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#E0EFCF color codes

HEX	`#E0EFCF`
RGB	`rgb(224, 239, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 93.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 50%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 13%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.61, -10.54, 13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.61, 17.37, 127.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.868, 82.085, 71.025)`
Decimal	`14741455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EFCF, 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 #E0EFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	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 #E0EFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0efcf; }
.text { color: #e0efcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0efcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 239 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0efcf, #d0efcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E0EFCF?: #E0EFCF is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0EFCF?: The RGB value is 224, 239, 207: 224 red, 239 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EFCF?: The complementary color is #DECFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.