What color is #E4F0E9?

#E4F0E9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4F0E9?

The RGB value is 228, 240, 233: 228 red, 240 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4F0E9?

The complementary color is #F0E4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4F0E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4F0E9 color

#E4F0E9 rgb(228, 240, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4F0E9 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 94.1% green and 91.4% blue (228, 240, 233).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 29% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bath Bubbles (#E6F2EA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

#E4F0E9 color codes

HEX	`#E4F0E9`
RGB	`rgb(228, 240, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 94.1%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 29%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.75, -5.23, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.75, 5.6, 159.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.86, 84.697, 89.321)`
Decimal	`15003881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4F0E9, 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 #E4F0E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4F0E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	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 #E4F0E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4f0e9; }
.text { color: #e4f0e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4f0e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 240 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4f0e9, #e4f0ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E4F0E9?: #E4F0E9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4F0E9?: The RGB value is 228, 240, 233: 228 red, 240 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4F0E9?: The complementary color is #F0E4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4F0E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.