What color is #E6FFBB?

#E6FFBB 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 #E6FFBB?

The RGB value is 230, 255, 187: 230 red, 255 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6FFBB?

The complementary color is #D4BBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6FFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6FFBB color

#E6FFBB rgb(230, 255, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6FFBB is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 100% green and 73.3% blue (230, 255, 187).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.39:1).

#E6FFBB color codes

HEX	`#E6FFBB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 255, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 100%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.79, -19.33, 29.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.79, 35.6, 122.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.362, 91.931, 60.673)`
Decimal	`15138747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6FFBB, 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 #E6FFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6FFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.39:1	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 #E6FFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6ffbb; }
.text { color: #e6ffbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6ffbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 255 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6ffbb, #c4ffbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cream.

Questions

What color is #E6FFBB?: #E6FFBB 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 #E6FFBB?: The RGB value is 230, 255, 187: 230 red, 255 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6FFBB?: The complementary color is #D4BBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6FFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.