What color is #E8F7EC?

#E8F7EC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8F7EC?

The RGB value is 232, 247, 236: 232 red, 247 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8F7EC?

The complementary color is #F7E8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8F7EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8F7EC color

#E8F7EC rgb(232, 247, 236)

Shades of green

The hex color #E8F7EC is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 96.9% green and 92.5% blue (232, 247, 236).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 48% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Polar (#E5F2E7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.95:1).

#E8F7EC color codes

HEX	`#E8F7EC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 247, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 96.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 48%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 6%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.89, -6.91, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.89, 7.78, 152.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.677, 89.733, 92.358)`
Decimal	`15267820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8F7EC, 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 #E8F7EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8F7EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.95:1	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 #E8F7EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8f7ec; }
.text { color: #e8f7ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8f7ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 247 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8f7ec, #e8f7f4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8F7EC?: #E8F7EC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8F7EC?: The RGB value is 232, 247, 236: 232 red, 247 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8F7EC?: The complementary color is #F7E8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8F7EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.