What color is #E8EFE2?

#E8EFE2 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 #E8EFE2?

The RGB value is 232, 239, 226: 232 red, 239 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EFE2?

The complementary color is #E9E2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EFE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EFE2 color

#E8EFE2 rgb(232, 239, 226)

Shades of green

The hex color #E8EFE2 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 93.7% green and 88.6% blue (232, 239, 226).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 29% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#E8EFE2 color codes

HEX	`#E8EFE2`
RGB	`rgb(232, 239, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 93.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 29%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.62, -4.62, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.62, 7.16, 130.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.87, 84.38, 84.121)`
Decimal	`15265762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EFE2, 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 #E8EFE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EFE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #E8EFE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8efe2; }
.text { color: #e8efe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8efe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 239 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8efe2, #e2efe3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E8EFE2?: #E8EFE2 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 #E8EFE2?: The RGB value is 232, 239, 226: 232 red, 239 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EFE2?: The complementary color is #E9E2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EFE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.