What color is #E3F295?

#E3F295 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3F295?

The RGB value is 227, 242, 149: 227 red, 242 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3F295?

The complementary color is #A495F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3F295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3F295 color

#E3F295 rgb(227, 242, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3F295 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 94.9% green and 58.4% blue (227, 242, 149).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 78% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.4:1).

#E3F295 color codes

HEX	`#E3F295`
RGB	`rgb(227, 242, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 94.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 78%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 38%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.58, -18.95, 43.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.58, 47.19, 113.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.856, 82.006, 40.629)`
Decimal	`14938773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3F295, 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 #E3F295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3F295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.4:1	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 #E3F295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3f295; }
.text { color: #e3f295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3f295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 242 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3f295, #b4f295); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3F295?: #E3F295 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3F295?: The RGB value is 227, 242, 149: 227 red, 242 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3F295?: The complementary color is #A495F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3F295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.