What color is #E4FFAA?

#E4FFAA is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4FFAA?

The RGB value is 228, 255, 170: 228 red, 255 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4FFAA?

The complementary color is #C5AAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4FFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4FFAA color

#E4FFAA rgb(228, 255, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #E4FFAA is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 100% green and 66.7% blue (228, 255, 170).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.18:1).

#E4FFAA color codes

HEX	`#E4FFAA`
RGB	`rgb(228, 255, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 100%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.38, -22.32, 37.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.38, 43.9, 120.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.01, 90.916, 51.619)`
Decimal	`15007658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4FFAA, 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 #E4FFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4FFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.18:1	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 #E4FFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4ffaa; }
.text { color: #e4ffaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4ffaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 255 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4ffaa, #b9ffaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E4FFAA?: #E4FFAA is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4FFAA?: The RGB value is 228, 255, 170: 228 red, 255 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4FFAA?: The complementary color is #C5AAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4FFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.