What color is #E6FBC0?

#E6FBC0 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6FBC0?

The RGB value is 230, 251, 192: 230 red, 251 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6FBC0?

The complementary color is #D5C0FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6FBC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6FBC0 color

#E6FBC0 rgb(230, 251, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6FBC0 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 98.4% green and 75.3% blue (230, 251, 192).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 88% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

#E6FBC0 color codes

HEX	`#E6FBC0`
RGB	`rgb(230, 251, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 98.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 88%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.84, -16.68, 26.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.84, 30.95, 122.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.644, 89.623, 63.12)`
Decimal	`15137728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6FBC0, 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 #E6FBC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6FBC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	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 #E6FBC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6fbc0; }
.text { color: #e6fbc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6fbc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 251 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6fbc0, #c9fbc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cream.

Questions

What color is #E6FBC0?: #E6FBC0 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6FBC0?: The RGB value is 230, 251, 192: 230 red, 251 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6FBC0?: The complementary color is #D5C0FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6FBC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.