What color is #E7F3E1?

#E7F3E1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7F3E1?

The RGB value is 231, 243, 225: 231 red, 243 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7F3E1?

The complementary color is #EDE1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7F3E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7F3E1 color

#E7F3E1 rgb(231, 243, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7F3E1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 95.3% green and 88.2% blue (231, 243, 225).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 43% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.31:1).

#E7F3E1 color codes

HEX	`#E7F3E1`
RGB	`rgb(231, 243, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 95.3%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 43%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.54, -7.15, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.54, 10.23, 134.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.594, 86.526, 83.78)`
Decimal	`15201249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7F3E1, 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 #E7F3E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7F3E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.31:1	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 #E7F3E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7f3e1; }
.text { color: #e7f3e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7f3e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 243 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7f3e1, #e1f3e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E7F3E1?: #E7F3E1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7F3E1?: The RGB value is 231, 243, 225: 231 red, 243 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7F3E1?: The complementary color is #EDE1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7F3E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.