What color is #E8F5F2?

#E8F5F2 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Melting Glacier. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8F5F2?

The RGB value is 232, 245, 242: 232 red, 245 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8F5F2?

The complementary color is #F5E8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8F5F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8F5F2 color

#E8F5F2 rgb(232, 245, 242)

Shades of white

The hex color #E8F5F2 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 96.1% green and 94.9% blue (232, 245, 242).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 39% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Melting Glacier (#E9F9F5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.77:1).

#E8F5F2 color codes

HEX	`#E8F5F2`
RGB	`rgb(232, 245, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 96.1%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 39%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.53, -4.82, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.53, 4.82, 180.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.955, 88.871, 96.823)`
Decimal	`15267314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8F5F2, 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 #E8F5F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8F5F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.77:1	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 #E8F5F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8f5f2; }
.text { color: #e8f5f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8f5f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 245 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8f5f2, #e8f2f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E8F5F2?: #E8F5F2 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Melting Glacier. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8F5F2?: The RGB value is 232, 245, 242: 232 red, 245 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8F5F2?: The complementary color is #F5E8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8F5F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.