What color is #E8EFE1?

#E8EFE1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EFE1?

The RGB value is 232, 239, 225: 232 red, 239 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EFE1?

The complementary color is #E8E1EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EFE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EFE1 color

#E8EFE1 rgb(232, 239, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #E8EFE1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 93.7% green and 88.2% blue (232, 239, 225).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 30% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.87:1).

#E8EFE1 color codes

HEX	`#E8EFE1`
RGB	`rgb(232, 239, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 93.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 30%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.59, -4.79, 5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.59, 7.65, 128.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.734, 84.325, 83.401)`
Decimal	`15265761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EFE1, 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 #E8EFE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EFE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.87:1	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 #E8EFE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8efe1; }
.text { color: #e8efe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8efe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 239 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8efe1, #e1efe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E8EFE1?: #E8EFE1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EFE1?: The RGB value is 232, 239, 225: 232 red, 239 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EFE1?: The complementary color is #E8E1EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EFE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.