What color is #E3EFE6?

#E3EFE6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3EFE6?

The RGB value is 227, 239, 230: 227 red, 239 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EFE6?

The complementary color is #EFE3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EFE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EFE6 color

#E3EFE6 rgb(227, 239, 230)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3EFE6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 93.7% green and 90.2% blue (227, 239, 230).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 27% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bath Bubbles (#E6F2EA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.76:1).

#E3EFE6 color codes

HEX	`#E3EFE6`
RGB	`rgb(227, 239, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 93.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 27%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.35, -5.59, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.35, 6.34, 152.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.825, 83.777, 86.971)`
Decimal	`14938086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EFE6, 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 #E3EFE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EFE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.76:1	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 #E3EFE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3efe6; }
.text { color: #e3efe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3efe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 239 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3efe6, #e3efec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E3EFE6?: #E3EFE6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3EFE6?: The RGB value is 227, 239, 230: 227 red, 239 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EFE6?: The complementary color is #EFE3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EFE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.