What color is #E3FFA6?

#E3FFA6 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3FFA6?

The RGB value is 227, 255, 166: 227 red, 255 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3FFA6?

The complementary color is #C2A6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3FFA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3FFA6 color

#E3FFA6 rgb(227, 255, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3FFA6 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 100% green and 65.1% blue (227, 255, 166).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.12:1).

#E3FFA6 color codes

HEX	`#E3FFA6`
RGB	`rgb(227, 255, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 100%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 35%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.25, -23.18, 39.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.25, 45.88, 120.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.321, 90.604, 49.642)`
Decimal	`14942118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3FFA6, 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 #E3FFA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3FFA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.12:1	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 #E3FFA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ffa6; }
.text { color: #e3ffa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ffa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 255 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ffa6, #b6ffa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E3FFA6?: #E3FFA6 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3FFA6?: The RGB value is 227, 255, 166: 227 red, 255 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3FFA6?: The complementary color is #C2A6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3FFA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.