What color is #E9FBCB?

#E9FBCB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9FBCB?

The RGB value is 233, 251, 203: 233 red, 251 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9FBCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #E9FBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9FBCB color

#E9FBCB rgb(233, 251, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #E9FBCB is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 98.4% green and 79.6% blue (233, 251, 203).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 86% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Green Glint (#DCF1C7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.13:1).

#E9FBCB color codes

HEX	`#E9FBCB`
RGB	`rgb(233, 251, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 98.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 86%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 19%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.26, -14, 21.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.26, 25.3, 123.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.88, 90.63, 69.826)`
Decimal	`15334347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9FBCB, 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 #E9FBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9FBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.13:1	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 #E9FBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9fbcb; }
.text { color: #e9fbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9fbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 251 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9fbcb, #d1fbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E9FBCB?: #E9FBCB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9FBCB?: The RGB value is 233, 251, 203: 233 red, 251 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9FBCB?: The complementary color is #DDCBFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9FBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.