What color is #E9FBE4?

#E9FBE4 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 #E9FBE4?

The RGB value is 233, 251, 228: 233 red, 251 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9FBE4?

The complementary color is #F6E4FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9FBE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9FBE4 color

#E9FBE4 rgb(233, 251, 228)

Shades of green

The hex color #E9FBE4 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 98.4% green and 89.4% blue (233, 251, 228).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 74% 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.38:1).

#E9FBE4 color codes

HEX	`#E9FBE4`
RGB	`rgb(233, 251, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 98.4%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 74%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.79, -9.97, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.79, 13.44, 137.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.102, 91.919, 86.8)`
Decimal	`15334372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9FBE4, 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 #E9FBE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9FBE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.38:1	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 #E9FBE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9fbe4; }
.text { color: #e9fbe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9fbe4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 251 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9fbe4, #e4fbeb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E9FBE4?: #E9FBE4 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 #E9FBE4?: The RGB value is 233, 251, 228: 233 red, 251 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9FBE4?: The complementary color is #F6E4FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9FBE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.