What color is #E3FAD6?

#E3FAD6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snowy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3FAD6?

The RGB value is 227, 250, 214: 227 red, 250 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3FAD6?

The complementary color is #EDD6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3FAD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.91:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3FAD6 color

#E3FAD6 rgb(227, 250, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3FAD6 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 98% green and 83.9% blue (227, 250, 214).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 78% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Snowy Mint (#D6F0CD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.91:1).

#E3FAD6 color codes

HEX	`#E3FAD6`
RGB	`rgb(227, 250, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 98%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 78%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 14%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.81, -13.83, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.81, 20.23, 133.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78, 89.556, 76.782)`
Decimal	`14940886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3FAD6, 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 #E3FAD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3FAD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.91:1	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 #E3FAD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3fad6; }
.text { color: #e3fad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3fad6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 250 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3fad6, #d6fadb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E3FAD6?: #E3FAD6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snowy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3FAD6?: The RGB value is 227, 250, 214: 227 red, 250 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3FAD6?: The complementary color is #EDD6FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3FAD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.91:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.