What color is #E4FEF9?

#E4FEF9 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4FEF9?

The RGB value is 228, 254, 249: 228 red, 254 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4FEF9?

The complementary color is #FEE4E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4FEF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.84:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4FEF9 color

#E4FEF9 rgb(228, 254, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #E4FEF9 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 99.6% green and 97.6% blue (228, 254, 249).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 93% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.84:1).

#E4FEF9 color codes

HEX	`#E4FEF9`
RGB	`rgb(228, 254, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 99.6%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 93%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.72, -9.33, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.72, 9.34, 182.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.532, 94.216, 103.336)`
Decimal	`15007481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4FEF9, 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 #E4FEF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4FEF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.84:1	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 #E4FEF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4fef9; }
.text { color: #e4fef9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4fef9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 254 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4fef9, #e4f6fe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E4FEF9?: #E4FEF9 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4FEF9?: The RGB value is 228, 254, 249: 228 red, 254 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4FEF9?: The complementary color is #FEE4E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4FEF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.84:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.