What color is #E8F7B3?

#E8F7B3 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8F7B3?

The RGB value is 232, 247, 179: 232 red, 247 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8F7B3?

The complementary color is #C2B3F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8F7B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8F7B3 color

#E8F7B3 rgb(232, 247, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #E8F7B3 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 96.9% green and 70.2% blue (232, 247, 179).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 81% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

#E8F7B3 color codes

HEX	`#E8F7B3`
RGB	`rgb(232, 247, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 96.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 81%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 28%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 28%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.71, -15.83, 31.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.71, 34.92, 116.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.676, 86.932, 55.485)`
Decimal	`15267763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8F7B3, 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 #E8F7B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8F7B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	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 #E8F7B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8f7b3; }
.text { color: #e8f7b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8f7b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 247 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8f7b3, #c6f7b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E8F7B3?: #E8F7B3 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8F7B3?: The RGB value is 232, 247, 179: 232 red, 247 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8F7B3?: The complementary color is #C2B3F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8F7B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.