What color is #E9F1E8?

#E9F1E8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9F1E8?

The RGB value is 233, 241, 232: 233 red, 241 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9F1E8?

The complementary color is #F0E8F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9F1E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9F1E8 color

#E9F1E8 rgb(233, 241, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9F1E8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 94.5% green and 91% blue (233, 241, 232).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 24% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bath Bubbles (#E6F2EA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#E9F1E8 color codes

HEX	`#E9F1E8`
RGB	`rgb(233, 241, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 94.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 24%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 4%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.34, -4.25, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.34, 5.46, 141.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.623, 86.06, 88.745)`
Decimal	`15331816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9F1E8, 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 #E9F1E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9F1E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	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 #E9F1E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9f1e8; }
.text { color: #e9f1e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9f1e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 241 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9f1e8, #e8f1ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E9F1E8?: #E9F1E8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9F1E8?: The RGB value is 233, 241, 232: 233 red, 241 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9F1E8?: The complementary color is #F0E8F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9F1E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.