What color is #E9FAE4?

#E9FAE4 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 #E9FAE4?

The RGB value is 233, 250, 228: 233 red, 250 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9FAE4?

The complementary color is #F5E4FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9FAE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.26:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9FAE4 color

#E9FAE4 rgb(233, 250, 228)

Shades of green

The hex color #E9FAE4 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 98% green and 89.4% blue (233, 250, 228).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 69% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.26:1).

#E9FAE4 color codes

HEX	`#E9FAE4`
RGB	`rgb(233, 250, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 98%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 69%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.53, -9.47, 8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.53, 12.82, 137.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.791, 91.296, 86.697)`
Decimal	`15334116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9FAE4, 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 #E9FAE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9FAE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.26:1	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 #E9FAE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9fae4; }
.text { color: #e9fae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9fae4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 250 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9fae4, #e4faea); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E9FAE4?: #E9FAE4 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 #E9FAE4?: The RGB value is 233, 250, 228: 233 red, 250 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9FAE4?: The complementary color is #F5E4FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9FAE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.26:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.