What color is #E6EFDA?

#E6EFDA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EFDA?

The RGB value is 230, 239, 218: 230 red, 239 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6EFDA?

The complementary color is #E3DAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EFDA color

#E6EFDA rgb(230, 239, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6EFDA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 93.7% green and 85.5% blue (230, 239, 218).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Maison Verte (#E5F0D9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#E6EFDA color codes

HEX	`#E6EFDA`
RGB	`rgb(230, 239, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 93.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.28, -6.66, 9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.28, 11.3, 126.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.153, 83.618, 78.444)`
Decimal	`15134682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EFDA, 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 #E6EFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	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 #E6EFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6efda; }
.text { color: #e6efda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6efda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 239 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6efda, #dbefda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E6EFDA?: #E6EFDA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EFDA?: The RGB value is 230, 239, 218: 230 red, 239 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EFDA?: The complementary color is #E3DAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.