What color is #E7FFCD?

#E7FFCD is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Vapours. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7FFCD?

The RGB value is 231, 255, 205: 231 red, 255 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7FFCD?

The complementary color is #E5CDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7FFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7FFCD color

#E7FFCD rgb(231, 255, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7FFCD is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 100% green and 80.4% blue (231, 255, 205).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Vapours (#DDFFCC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.58:1).

#E7FFCD color codes

HEX	`#E7FFCD`
RGB	`rgb(231, 255, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 100%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.19, -16.34, 21.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.19, 26.88, 127.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.733, 92.916, 71.48)`
Decimal	`15204301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7FFCD, 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 #E7FFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7FFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.58:1	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 #E7FFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ffcd; }
.text { color: #e7ffcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ffcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 255 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ffcd, #ceffcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E7FFCD?: #E7FFCD is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Vapours. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7FFCD?: The RGB value is 231, 255, 205: 231 red, 255 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7FFCD?: The complementary color is #E5CDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7FFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.