What color is #E1F4DD?

#E1F4DD is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1F4DD?

The RGB value is 225, 244, 221: 225 red, 244 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1F4DD?

The complementary color is #F0DDF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1F4DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1F4DD color

#E1F4DD rgb(225, 244, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1F4DD is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 95.7% green and 86.7% blue (225, 244, 221).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 51% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Mint (#DFF1D6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#E1F4DD color codes

HEX	`#E1F4DD`
RGB	`rgb(225, 244, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 95.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 51%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.28, -10.35, 8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.28, 13.69, 139.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.451, 85.929, 80.951)`
Decimal	`14808285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1F4DD, 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 #E1F4DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1F4DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #E1F4DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1f4dd; }
.text { color: #e1f4dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1f4dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 244 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1f4dd, #ddf4e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E1F4DD?: #E1F4DD is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1F4DD?: The RGB value is 225, 244, 221: 225 red, 244 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1F4DD?: The complementary color is #F0DDF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1F4DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.