What color is #E3FED1?

#E3FED1 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Herbal Vapours. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3FED1?

The RGB value is 227, 254, 209: 227 red, 254 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3FED1?

The complementary color is #ECD1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3FED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3FED1 color

#E3FED1 rgb(227, 254, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3FED1 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 99.6% green and 82% blue (227, 254, 209).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 96% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Vapours (#DDFFCC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.36:1).

#E3FED1 color codes

HEX	`#E3FED1`
RGB	`rgb(227, 254, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 99.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 96%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 18%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.75, -16.6, 18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.75, 24.96, 131.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.627, 91.817, 73.889)`
Decimal	`14941905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3FED1, 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 #E3FED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3FED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.36:1	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 #E3FED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3fed1; }
.text { color: #e3fed1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3fed1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 254 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3fed1, #d1fed6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E3FED1?: #E3FED1 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Herbal Vapours. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3FED1?: The RGB value is 227, 254, 209: 227 red, 254 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3FED1?: The complementary color is #ECD1FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3FED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.