What color is #E7FFA4?

#E7FFA4 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 #E7FFA4?

The RGB value is 231, 255, 164: 231 red, 255 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7FFA4?

The complementary color is #BCA4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7FFA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7FFA4 color

#E7FFA4 rgb(231, 255, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7FFA4 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 100% green and 64.3% blue (231, 255, 164).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.24:1).

#E7FFA4 color codes

HEX	`#E7FFA4`
RGB	`rgb(231, 255, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 100%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.49, -21.97, 40.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.49, 46.47, 118.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.416, 91.189, 48.743)`
Decimal	`15204260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7FFA4, 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 #E7FFA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7FFA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.24:1	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 #E7FFA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ffa4; }
.text { color: #e7ffa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ffa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 255 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ffa4, #baffa4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E7FFA4?: #E7FFA4 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 #E7FFA4?: The RGB value is 231, 255, 164: 231 red, 255 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7FFA4?: The complementary color is #BCA4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7FFA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.