What color is #E2FDF9?

#E2FDF9 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2FDF9?

The RGB value is 226, 253, 249: 226 red, 253 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2FDF9?

The complementary color is #FDE2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2FDF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.65:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2FDF9 color

#E2FDF9 rgb(226, 253, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #E2FDF9 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 99.2% green and 97.6% blue (226, 253, 249).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 87% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.65:1).

#E2FDF9 color codes

HEX	`#E2FDF9`
RGB	`rgb(226, 253, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 99.2%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 87%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.33, -9.47, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.33, 9.53, 186.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.584, 93.257, 103.201)`
Decimal	`14876153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2FDF9, 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 #E2FDF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2FDF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.65:1	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 #E2FDF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2fdf9; }
.text { color: #e2fdf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2fdf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 253 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2fdf9, #e2f4fd); }

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Questions

What color is #E2FDF9?: #E2FDF9 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2FDF9?: The RGB value is 226, 253, 249: 226 red, 253 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2FDF9?: The complementary color is #FDE2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2FDF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.65:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.