What color is #E2F3E8?

#E2F3E8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2F3E8?

The RGB value is 226, 243, 232: 226 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2F3E8?

The complementary color is #F3E2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2F3E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2F3E8 color

#E2F3E8 rgb(226, 243, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2F3E8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 95.3% green and 91% blue (226, 243, 232).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 41% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Polar (#E5F2E7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.22:1).

#E2F3E8 color codes

HEX	`#E2F3E8`
RGB	`rgb(226, 243, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 95.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 41%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.35, -7.59, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.35, 8.31, 156)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.977, 86.095, 88.838)`
Decimal	`14873576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2F3E8, 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 #E2F3E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2F3E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.22:1	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 #E2F3E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2f3e8; }
.text { color: #e2f3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2f3e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 243 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2f3e8, #e2f3f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E2F3E8?: #E2F3E8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2F3E8?: The RGB value is 226, 243, 232: 226 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2F3E8?: The complementary color is #F3E2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2F3E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.