What color is #E1F6EF?

#E1F6EF is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1F6EF?

The RGB value is 225, 246, 239: 225 red, 246 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1F6EF?

The complementary color is #F6E1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1F6EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1F6EF color

#E1F6EF rgb(225, 246, 239)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1F6EF is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 96.5% green and 93.7% blue (225, 246, 239).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 54% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Shattered Ice (#DAEEE6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#E1F6EF color codes

HEX	`#E1F6EF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 246, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 96.5%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 54%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.22, -8.15, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.22, 8.21, 172.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.584, 88.15, 94.466)`
Decimal	`14808815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1F6EF, 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 #E1F6EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1F6EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #E1F6EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1f6ef; }
.text { color: #e1f6ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1f6ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 246 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1f6ef, #e1f3f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E1F6EF?: #E1F6EF is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1F6EF?: The RGB value is 225, 246, 239: 225 red, 246 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1F6EF?: The complementary color is #F6E1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1F6EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.