What color is #E4EFDB?

#E4EFDB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EFDB?

The RGB value is 228, 239, 219: 228 red, 239 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EFDB?

The complementary color is #E6DBEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EFDB color

#E4EFDB rgb(228, 239, 219)

Shades of green

The hex color #E4EFDB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 93.7% green and 85.9% blue (228, 239, 219).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 38% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#E4EFDB color codes

HEX	`#E4EFDB`
RGB	`rgb(228, 239, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 93.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 38%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.16, -7.17, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.16, 11.06, 130.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.645, 83.341, 79.105)`
Decimal	`15003611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EFDB, 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 #E4EFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	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 #E4EFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4efdb; }
.text { color: #e4efdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4efdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 239 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4efdb, #dbefdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E4EFDB?: #E4EFDB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EFDB?: The RGB value is 228, 239, 219: 228 red, 239 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EFDB?: The complementary color is #E6DBEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.