What color is #E3FBC2?

#E3FBC2 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Vapours. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3FBC2?

The RGB value is 227, 251, 194: 227 red, 251 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3FBC2?

The complementary color is #DAC2FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3FBC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3FBC2 color

#E3FBC2 rgb(227, 251, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3FBC2 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 98.4% green and 76.1% blue (227, 251, 194).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 88% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Vapours (#DDFFCC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.84:1).

#E3FBC2 color codes

HEX	`#E3FBC2`
RGB	`rgb(227, 251, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 98.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 88%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 23%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.67, -17.44, 24.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.67, 30.31, 125.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.912, 89.22, 64.25)`
Decimal	`14941122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3FBC2, 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 #E3FBC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3FBC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.84:1	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 #E3FBC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3fbc2; }
.text { color: #e3fbc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3fbc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 251 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3fbc2, #c7fbc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E3FBC2?: #E3FBC2 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Vapours. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3FBC2?: The RGB value is 227, 251, 194: 227 red, 251 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3FBC2?: The complementary color is #DAC2FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3FBC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.