What color is #E0F1CA?

#E0F1CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0F1CA?

The RGB value is 224, 241, 202: 224 red, 241 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0F1CA?

The complementary color is #DBCAF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0F1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0F1CA color

#E0F1CA rgb(224, 241, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0F1CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 94.5% green and 79.2% blue (224, 241, 202).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 58% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Green Glint (#DCF1C7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#E0F1CA color codes

HEX	`#E0F1CA`
RGB	`rgb(224, 241, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 94.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 58%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.02, -12.34, 16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.02, 20.99, 126.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.855, 83.022, 68.052)`
Decimal	`14741962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0F1CA, 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 #E0F1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0F1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	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 #E0F1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0f1ca; }
.text { color: #e0f1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0f1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 241 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0f1ca, #cdf1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E0F1CA?: #E0F1CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0F1CA?: The RGB value is 224, 241, 202: 224 red, 241 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0F1CA?: The complementary color is #DBCAF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0F1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.