What color is #E8FAC3?

#E8FAC3 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 #E8FAC3?

The RGB value is 232, 250, 195: 232 red, 250 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8FAC3?

The complementary color is #D5C3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8FAC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8FAC3 color

#E8FAC3 rgb(232, 250, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #E8FAC3 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 98% green and 76.5% blue (232, 250, 195).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 85% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.89:1).

#E8FAC3 color codes

HEX	`#E8FAC3`
RGB	`rgb(232, 250, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 98%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 85%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 22%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.78, -15.05, 24.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.78, 28.73, 121.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.314, 89.467, 64.815)`
Decimal	`15268547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8FAC3, 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 #E8FAC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8FAC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	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 #E8FAC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8fac3; }
.text { color: #e8fac3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8fac3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 250 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8fac3, #ccfac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E8FAC3?: #E8FAC3 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 #E8FAC3?: The RGB value is 232, 250, 195: 232 red, 250 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8FAC3?: The complementary color is #D5C3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8FAC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.