What color is #E2F2BD?

#E2F2BD is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2F2BD?

The RGB value is 226, 242, 189: 226 red, 242 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2F2BD?

The complementary color is #CDBDF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2F2BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2F2BD color

#E2F2BD rgb(226, 242, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2F2BD is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 94.9% green and 74.1% blue (226, 242, 189).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 67% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 5% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#E2F2BD color codes

HEX	`#E2F2BD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 242, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 94.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 67%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.17, -14.12, 23.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.17, 27.74, 120.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.3, 83.347, 60.413)`
Decimal	`14873277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2F2BD, 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 #E2F2BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2F2BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	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 #E2F2BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2f2bd; }
.text { color: #e2f2bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2f2bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 242 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2f2bd, #c8f2bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E2F2BD?: #E2F2BD is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2F2BD?: The RGB value is 226, 242, 189: 226 red, 242 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2F2BD?: The complementary color is #CDBDF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2F2BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.