What color is #E7F2E7?

#E7F2E7 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 #E7F2E7?

The RGB value is 231, 242, 231: 231 red, 242 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7F2E7?

The complementary color is #F2E7F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7F2E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7F2E7 color

#E7F2E7 rgb(231, 242, 231)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7F2E7 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 94.9% green and 90.6% blue (231, 242, 231).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 30% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Polar (#E5F2E7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#E7F2E7 color codes

HEX	`#E7F2E7`
RGB	`rgb(231, 242, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 94.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 30%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.42, -5.6, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.42, 6.91, 144.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.128, 86.262, 88.067)`
Decimal	`15200999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7F2E7, 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 #E7F2E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7F2E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #E7F2E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7f2e7; }
.text { color: #e7f2e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7f2e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 242 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7f2e7, #e7f2ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E7F2E7?: #E7F2E7 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 #E7F2E7?: The RGB value is 231, 242, 231: 231 red, 242 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7F2E7?: The complementary color is #F2E7F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7F2E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.