What color is #E1FFF9?

#E1FFF9 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cold Canada. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1FFF9?

The RGB value is 225, 255, 249: 225 red, 255 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1FFF9?

The complementary color is #FFE1E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1FFF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.87:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1FFF9 color

#E1FFF9 rgb(225, 255, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #E1FFF9 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 100% green and 97.6% blue (225, 255, 249).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cold Canada (#DBFFFE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.87:1).

#E1FFF9 color codes

HEX	`#E1FFF9`
RGB	`rgb(225, 255, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 100%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.78, -10.78, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.78, 10.79, 182.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.906, 94.365, 103.398)`
Decimal	`14811129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1FFF9, 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 #E1FFF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1FFF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.87:1	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 #E1FFF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1fff9; }
.text { color: #e1fff9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1fff9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 255 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1fff9, #e1f6ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1FFF9?: #E1FFF9 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cold Canada. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1FFF9?: The RGB value is 225, 255, 249: 225 red, 255 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1FFF9?: The complementary color is #FFE1E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1FFF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.87:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.