What color is #E7FFB9?

#E7FFB9 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 #E7FFB9?

The RGB value is 231, 255, 185: 231 red, 255 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7FFB9?

The complementary color is #D1B9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7FFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.4:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7FFB9 color

#E7FFB9 rgb(231, 255, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7FFB9 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 100% green and 72.5% blue (231, 255, 185).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.4:1).

#E7FFB9 color codes

HEX	`#E7FFB9`
RGB	`rgb(231, 255, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 100%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.83, -19.26, 30.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.83, 36.45, 121.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.471, 92.012, 59.568)`
Decimal	`15204281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7FFB9, 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 #E7FFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7FFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.4:1	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 #E7FFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ffb9; }
.text { color: #e7ffb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ffb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 255 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ffb9, #c4ffb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cream.

Questions

What color is #E7FFB9?: #E7FFB9 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 #E7FFB9?: The RGB value is 231, 255, 185: 231 red, 255 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7FFB9?: The complementary color is #D1B9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7FFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.4:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.