What color is #E9F6DF?

#E9F6DF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9F6DF?

The RGB value is 233, 246, 223: 233 red, 246 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9F6DF?

The complementary color is #ECDFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9F6DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9F6DF color

#E9F6DF rgb(233, 246, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #E9F6DF is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 96.5% green and 87.5% blue (233, 246, 223).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 56% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#E9F6DF color codes

HEX	`#E9F6DF`
RGB	`rgb(233, 246, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 96.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 56%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.4, -8.32, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.4, 12.7, 130.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.877, 88.563, 82.684)`
Decimal	`15333087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9F6DF, 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 #E9F6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9F6DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	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 #E9F6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9f6df; }
.text { color: #e9f6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9f6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 246 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9f6df, #dff6e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E9F6DF?: #E9F6DF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9F6DF?: The RGB value is 233, 246, 223: 233 red, 246 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9F6DF?: The complementary color is #ECDFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9F6DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.