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#E1F980 Color

#E1F980 is rgb(225, 249, 128) in RGB, hsl(72, 91%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 49%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1F980
HEX#E1F980
RGBrgb(225, 249, 128)
HSLhsl(72, 91%, 74%)
HSVhsv(72, 49%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 49%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94% 0.149 118.6)
LABlab(94.30% -20.97 54.67)
LCHlch(94.30% 58.56 110.99)

What #E1F980 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E1F980, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#E1F980 Channel Values

How #E1F980 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 225 · G 249 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 91% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 49% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1F980 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E1F980

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1F980; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E1F980

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #E1F980 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E1F980
Protanopia#F5F580
Protanomaly#EDF780
Deuteranopia#F1F181
Deuteranomaly#EBF481
Tritanopia#EDEEEE
Tritanomaly#E8F2CB
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1F980 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e1f980: #E1F980;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1F980;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1f980': '#E1F980' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.976, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_e1f980">#E1F980</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1F980"

More Green Colors

#E1F980 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E1F980 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1F980?

#E1F980 is a light green — rgb(225, 249, 128) in RGB and hsl(72, 91%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.62.

What is the RGB value of #E1F980?

#E1F980 is rgb(225, 249, 128) — red 225, green 249, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1F980?

#E1F980 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 49%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1F980 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1F980 scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1F980 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1F980 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 18.53, which is visibly different.

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