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#E8F2ED Color

#E8F2ED is rgb(232, 242, 237) in RGB, hsl(150, 28%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic White (#F7FBF5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8F2ED
HEX#E8F2ED
RGBrgb(232, 242, 237)
HSLhsl(150, 28%, 93%)
HSVhsv(150, 4%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(95.2% 0.012 164.8)
LABlab(94.63% -4.10 1.21)
LCHlch(94.63% 4.28 163.58)

What #E8F2ED 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 #E8F2ED, 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.

#E8F2ED Channel Values

How #E8F2ED 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 232 · G 242 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 28% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 4% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8F2ED 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8F2ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8F2ED; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E8F2ED

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #E8F2ED 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#E8F2ED
Protanopia#F0F0ED
Protanomaly#EDF1ED
Deuteranopia#EFEFED
Deuteranomaly#ECF0ED
Tritanopia#E9F1F1
Tritanomaly#E8F2F0
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

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Using #E8F2ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8f2ed: #E8F2ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8F2ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8f2ed': '#E8F2ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.949, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e8f2ed">#E8F2ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8F2ED"

More Green Colors

#E8F2ED sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E8F2ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8F2ED?

#E8F2ED is a lightest green — rgb(232, 242, 237) in RGB and hsl(150, 28%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic White (#F7FBF5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #E8F2ED?

#E8F2ED is rgb(232, 242, 237) — red 232, green 242, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8F2ED?

#E8F2ED converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8F2ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8F2ED scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8F2ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8F2ED 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 mintcream (#F5FFFA) at a CIE76 distance of 4.51, which is very hard to tell apart.

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