What color is #E1F2DC?

#E1F2DC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mojito. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1F2DC?

The RGB value is 225, 242, 220: 225 red, 242 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1F2DC?

The complementary color is #EDDCF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1F2DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1F2DC color

#E1F2DC rgb(225, 242, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1F2DC is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 94.9% green and 86.3% blue (225, 242, 220).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 46% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Mojito (#E4F3E0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

#E1F2DC color codes

HEX	`#E1F2DC`
RGB	`rgb(225, 242, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 94.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 46%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.74, -9.53, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.74, 12.9, 137.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.719, 84.679, 80.052)`
Decimal	`14807772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1F2DC, 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 #E1F2DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1F2DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	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 #E1F2DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1f2dc; }
.text { color: #e1f2dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1f2dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 242 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1f2dc, #dcf2e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E1F2DC?: #E1F2DC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mojito. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1F2DC?: The RGB value is 225, 242, 220: 225 red, 242 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1F2DC?: The complementary color is #EDDCF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1F2DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.