What color is #E8F2DC?

#E8F2DC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8F2DC?

The RGB value is 232, 242, 220: 232 red, 242 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8F2DC?

The complementary color is #E6DCF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8F2DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8F2DC color

#E8F2DC rgb(232, 242, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #E8F2DC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 94.9% green and 86.3% blue (232, 242, 220).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 46% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Maison Verte (#E5F0D9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#E8F2DC color codes

HEX	`#E8F2DC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 242, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 94.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 46%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.24, -7.15, 9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.24, 11.87, 127.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.947, 85.827, 80.156)`
Decimal	`15266524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8F2DC, 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 #E8F2DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8F2DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #E8F2DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8f2dc; }
.text { color: #e8f2dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8f2dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 242 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8f2dc, #ddf2dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E8F2DC?: #E8F2DC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8F2DC?: The RGB value is 232, 242, 220: 232 red, 242 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8F2DC?: The complementary color is #E6DCF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8F2DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.