What color is #E2FFDC?

#E2FFDC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Snowy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2FFDC?

The RGB value is 226, 255, 220: 226 red, 255 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2FFDC?

The complementary color is #F9DCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2FFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2FFDC color

#E2FFDC rgb(226, 255, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2FFDC is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 100% green and 86.3% blue (226, 255, 220).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Snowy Mint (#D6F0CD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#E2FFDC color codes

HEX	`#E2FFDC`
RGB	`rgb(226, 255, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 100%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.17, -15.63, 13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.17, 20.72, 138.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.04, 92.855, 81.402)`
Decimal	`14876636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2FFDC, 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 #E2FFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2FFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	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 #E2FFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2ffdc; }
.text { color: #e2ffdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2ffdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 255 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2ffdc, #dcffe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E2FFDC?: #E2FFDC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Snowy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2FFDC?: The RGB value is 226, 255, 220: 226 red, 255 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2FFDC?: The complementary color is #F9DCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2FFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.