What color is #E4EFE6?

#E4EFE6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EFE6?

The RGB value is 228, 239, 230: 228 red, 239 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EFE6?

The complementary color is #EFE4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EFE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EFE6 color

#E4EFE6 rgb(228, 239, 230)

Shades of green

The hex color #E4EFE6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 93.7% green and 90.2% blue (228, 239, 230).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 26% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bath Bubbles (#E6F2EA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#E4EFE6 color codes

HEX	`#E4EFE6`
RGB	`rgb(228, 239, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 93.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 26%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.42, -5.26, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.42, 6.1, 149.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.142, 83.94, 86.985)`
Decimal	`15003622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EFE6, 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 #E4EFE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EFE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #E4EFE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4efe6; }
.text { color: #e4efe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4efe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 239 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4efe6, #e4efec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E4EFE6?: #E4EFE6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EFE6?: The RGB value is 228, 239, 230: 228 red, 239 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EFE6?: The complementary color is #EFE4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EFE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.