What color is #E2F4ED?

#E2F4ED is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2F4ED?

The RGB value is 226, 244, 237: 226 red, 244 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2F4ED?

The complementary color is #F4E2E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2F4ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.4:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2F4ED color

#E2F4ED rgb(226, 244, 237)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2F4ED is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 95.7% green and 92.9% blue (226, 244, 237).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 45% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Shattered Ice (#DAEEE6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.4:1).

#E2F4ED color codes

HEX	`#E2F4ED`
RGB	`rgb(226, 244, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 95.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 45%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.73, -7.18, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.73, 7.31, 169.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.998, 86.984, 92.732)`
Decimal	`14873837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2F4ED, 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 #E2F4ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2F4ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.4:1	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 #E2F4ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2f4ed; }
.text { color: #e2f4ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2f4ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 244 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2f4ed, #e2f2f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E2F4ED?: #E2F4ED is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2F4ED?: The RGB value is 226, 244, 237: 226 red, 244 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2F4ED?: The complementary color is #F4E2E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2F4ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.4:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.