What color is #E3F8ED?

#E3F8ED is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3F8ED?

The RGB value is 227, 248, 237: 227 red, 248 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3F8ED?

The complementary color is #F8E3EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3F8ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3F8ED color

#E3F8ED rgb(227, 248, 237)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3F8ED is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 97.3% green and 92.9% blue (227, 248, 237).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 60% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Civilization (#E1F5E5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

#E3F8ED color codes

HEX	`#E3F8ED`
RGB	`rgb(227, 248, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 97.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 60%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 8%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.82, -8.87, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.82, 9.34, 161.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.529, 89.579, 93.152)`
Decimal	`14940397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3F8ED, 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 #E3F8ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3F8ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	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 #E3F8ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3f8ed; }
.text { color: #e3f8ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3f8ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 248 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3f8ed, #e3f8f8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E3F8ED?: #E3F8ED is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3F8ED?: The RGB value is 227, 248, 237: 227 red, 248 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3F8ED?: The complementary color is #F8E3EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3F8ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.