What color is #E8FBEE?

#E8FBEE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8FBEE?

The RGB value is 232, 251, 238: 232 red, 251 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8FBEE?

The complementary color is #FBE8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8FBEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.46:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8FBEE color

#E8FBEE rgb(232, 251, 238)

Shades of white

The hex color #E8FBEE is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 98.4% green and 93.3% blue (232, 251, 238).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 70% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Civilization (#E1F5E5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.46:1).

#E8FBEE color codes

HEX	`#E8FBEE`
RGB	`rgb(232, 251, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 98.4%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 70%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.95, -8.55, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.95, 9.48, 154.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.205, 92.322, 94.309)`
Decimal	`15268846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8FBEE, 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 #E8FBEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8FBEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.46:1	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 #E8FBEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8fbee; }
.text { color: #e8fbee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8fbee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 251 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8fbee, #e8fbf8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8FBEE?: #E8FBEE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8FBEE?: The RGB value is 232, 251, 238: 232 red, 251 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8FBEE?: The complementary color is #FBE8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8FBEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.46:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.