What color is #E8FFC5?

#E8FFC5 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 #E8FFC5?

The RGB value is 232, 255, 197: 232 red, 255 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8FFC5?

The complementary color is #DCC5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8FFC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8FFC5 color

#E8FFC5 rgb(232, 255, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #E8FFC5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 100% green and 77.3% blue (232, 255, 197).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.54:1).

#E8FFC5 color codes

HEX	`#E8FFC5`
RGB	`rgb(232, 255, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 100%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 23%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.11, -17.2, 25.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.11, 30.59, 124.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.115, 92.707, 66.539)`
Decimal	`15269829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8FFC5, 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 #E8FFC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8FFC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.54:1	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 #E8FFC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8ffc5; }
.text { color: #e8ffc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8ffc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 255 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8ffc5, #cbffc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cream.

Questions

What color is #E8FFC5?: #E8FFC5 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 #E8FFC5?: The RGB value is 232, 255, 197: 232 red, 255 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8FFC5?: The complementary color is #DCC5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8FFC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.