What color is #E3EFBF?

#E3EFBF 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 #E3EFBF?

The RGB value is 227, 239, 191: 227 red, 239 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EFBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #E3EFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EFBF color

#E3EFBF rgb(227, 239, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3EFBF is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 93.7% green and 74.9% blue (227, 239, 191).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 60% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Mint (#DDEDBD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.37:1).

#E3EFBF color codes

HEX	`#E3EFBF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 239, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 93.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 60%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 20%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.5, -11.98, 21.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.5, 24.99, 118.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.948, 81.826, 61.284)`
Decimal	`14938047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EFBF, 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 #E3EFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.37:1	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 #E3EFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3efbf; }
.text { color: #e3efbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3efbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 239 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3efbf, #cbefbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E3EFBF?: #E3EFBF 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 #E3EFBF?: The RGB value is 227, 239, 191: 227 red, 239 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EFBF?: The complementary color is #CBBFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.