What color is #E7F5EB?

#E7F5EB 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 #E7F5EB?

The RGB value is 231, 245, 235: 231 red, 245 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7F5EB?

The complementary color is #F5E7F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7F5EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7F5EB color

#E7F5EB rgb(231, 245, 235)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7F5EB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 96.1% green and 92.2% blue (231, 245, 235).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 41% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% 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 18.66:1).

#E7F5EB color codes

HEX	`#E7F5EB`
RGB	`rgb(231, 245, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 96.1%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 41%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 6%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.28, -6.41, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.28, 7.17, 153.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.6, 88.291, 91.377)`
Decimal	`15201771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7F5EB, 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 #E7F5EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7F5EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.66:1	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 #E7F5EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7f5eb; }
.text { color: #e7f5eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7f5eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 245 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7f5eb, #e7f5f2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E7F5EB?: #E7F5EB 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 #E7F5EB?: The RGB value is 231, 245, 235: 231 red, 245 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7F5EB?: The complementary color is #F5E7F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7F5EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.