What color is #E4EFDF?

#E4EFDF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EFDF?

The RGB value is 228, 239, 223: 228 red, 239 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EFDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #E4EFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EFDF color

#E4EFDF rgb(228, 239, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #E4EFDF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 93.7% green and 87.5% blue (228, 239, 223).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 33% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#E4EFDF color codes

HEX	`#E4EFDF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 239, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 93.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 33%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.26, -6.49, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.26, 9.17, 135.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.178, 83.554, 81.912)`
Decimal	`15003615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EFDF, 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 #E4EFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	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 #E4EFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4efdf; }
.text { color: #e4efdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4efdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 239 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4efdf, #dfefe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E4EFDF?: #E4EFDF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EFDF?: The RGB value is 228, 239, 223: 228 red, 239 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EFDF?: The complementary color is #EADFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.