What color is #E3F2E8?

#E3F2E8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3F2E8?

The RGB value is 227, 242, 232: 227 red, 242 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3F2E8?

The complementary color is #F2E3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3F2E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3F2E8 color

#E3F2E8 rgb(227, 242, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3F2E8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 94.9% green and 91% blue (227, 242, 232).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 37% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Polar (#E5F2E7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

#E3F2E8 color codes

HEX	`#E3F2E8`
RGB	`rgb(227, 242, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 94.9%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 37%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.17, -6.75, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.17, 7.44, 155.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.993, 85.661, 88.753)`
Decimal	`14938856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3F2E8, 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 #E3F2E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3F2E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	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 #E3F2E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3f2e8; }
.text { color: #e3f2e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3f2e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 242 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3f2e8, #e3f2f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E3F2E8?: #E3F2E8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3F2E8?: The RGB value is 227, 242, 232: 227 red, 242 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3F2E8?: The complementary color is #F2E3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3F2E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.