What color is #E6F5EA?

#E6F5EA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6F5EA?

The RGB value is 230, 245, 234: 230 red, 245 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6F5EA?

The complementary color is #F5E6F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6F5EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6F5EA color

#E6F5EA rgb(230, 245, 234)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6F5EA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 96.1% green and 91.8% blue (230, 245, 234).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 43% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Polar (#E5F2E7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#E6F5EA color codes

HEX	`#E6F5EA`
RGB	`rgb(230, 245, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 96.1%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 43%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 6%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.19, -6.92, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.19, 7.79, 152.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.134, 88.068, 90.603)`
Decimal	`15136234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6F5EA, 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 #E6F5EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6F5EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #E6F5EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6f5ea; }
.text { color: #e6f5ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6f5ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 245 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6f5ea, #e6f5f2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6F5EA?: #E6F5EA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6F5EA?: The RGB value is 230, 245, 234: 230 red, 245 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6F5EA?: The complementary color is #F5E6F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6F5EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.