What color is #E4FDEC?

#E4FDEC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Toxic Latte. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4FDEC?

The RGB value is 228, 253, 236: 228 red, 253 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4FDEC?

The complementary color is #FDE4F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4FDEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4FDEC color

#E4FDEC rgb(228, 253, 236)

Shades of green

The hex color #E4FDEC is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 99.2% green and 92.5% blue (228, 253, 236).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 86% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Toxic Latte (#E1F8E7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.56:1).

#E4FDEC color codes

HEX	`#E4FDEC`
RGB	`rgb(228, 253, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 99.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 86%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 10%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.15, -11.21, 5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.15, 12.44, 154.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.257, 92.8, 92.919)`
Decimal	`15007212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4FDEC, 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 #E4FDEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4FDEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.56:1	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 #E4FDEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4fdec; }
.text { color: #e4fdec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4fdec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 253 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4fdec, #e4fdf9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E4FDEC?: #E4FDEC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Toxic Latte. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4FDEC?: The RGB value is 228, 253, 236: 228 red, 253 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4FDEC?: The complementary color is #FDE4F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4FDEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.