What color is #E1F0EE?

#E1F0EE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1F0EE?

The RGB value is 225, 240, 238: 225 red, 240 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1F0EE?

The complementary color is #F0E1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1F0EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1F0EE color

#E1F0EE rgb(225, 240, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1F0EE is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 94.1% green and 93.3% blue (225, 240, 238).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 33% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#E1F0EE color codes

HEX	`#E1F0EE`
RGB	`rgb(225, 240, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 94.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 33%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 6%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.67, -5.31, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.67, 5.36, 187.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.641, 84.5, 93.092)`
Decimal	`14807278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1F0EE, 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 #E1F0EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1F0EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #E1F0EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1f0ee; }
.text { color: #e1f0ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1f0ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 240 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1f0ee, #e1ebf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E1F0EE?: #E1F0EE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1F0EE?: The RGB value is 225, 240, 238: 225 red, 240 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1F0EE?: The complementary color is #F0E1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1F0EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.