What color is #E6FFBF?

#E6FFBF 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 #E6FFBF?

The RGB value is 230, 255, 191: 230 red, 255 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6FFBF?

The complementary color is #D8BFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6FFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.42:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6FFBF color

#E6FFBF rgb(230, 255, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6FFBF is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 100% green and 74.9% blue (230, 255, 191).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.42:1).

#E6FFBF color codes

HEX	`#E6FFBF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 255, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 100%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 25%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.86, -18.77, 27.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.86, 33.68, 123.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.796, 92.104, 62.96)`
Decimal	`15138751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6FFBF, 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 #E6FFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6FFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.42:1	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 #E6FFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6ffbf; }
.text { color: #e6ffbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6ffbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 255 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6ffbf, #c6ffbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cream.

Questions

What color is #E6FFBF?: #E6FFBF 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 #E6FFBF?: The RGB value is 230, 255, 191: 230 red, 255 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6FFBF?: The complementary color is #D8BFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6FFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.42:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.