What color is #E8FAED?

#E8FAED is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8FAED?

The RGB value is 232, 250, 237: 232 red, 250 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8FAED?

The complementary color is #FAE8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8FAED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.33:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8FAED color

#E8FAED rgb(232, 250, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #E8FAED is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 98% green and 92.9% blue (232, 250, 237).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 64% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Honeydew (#F0FFF0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.33:1).

#E8FAED color codes

HEX	`#E8FAED`
RGB	`rgb(232, 250, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 98%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 64%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.67, -8.23, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.67, 9.25, 152.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.747, 91.641, 93.433)`
Decimal	`15268589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8FAED, 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 #E8FAED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8FAED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.33:1	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 #E8FAED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8faed; }
.text { color: #e8faed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8faed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 250 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8faed, #e8faf6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8FAED?: #E8FAED is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Honeydew. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8FAED?: The RGB value is 232, 250, 237: 232 red, 250 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8FAED?: The complementary color is #FAE8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8FAED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.33:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.