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#E9FBEF Color

#E9FBEF is rgb(233, 251, 239) in RGB, hsl(140, 69%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Honey Dew (#F0FFF0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9FBEF
HEX#E9FBEF
RGBrgb(233, 251, 239)
HSLhsl(140, 69%, 95%)
HSVhsv(140, 7%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(97.2% 0.025 156.7)
LABlab(97.03% -7.73 3.64)
LCHlch(97.03% 8.54 154.77)

What #E9FBEF 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 #E9FBEF, 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.

#E9FBEF Channel Values

How #E9FBEF 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 233 · G 251 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 69% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 7% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9FBEF 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 text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E9FBEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9FBEF; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E9FBEF

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 #E9FBEF 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#E9FBEF
Protanopia#F8F8EF
Protanomaly#F2F9EF
Deuteranopia#F5F5F0
Deuteranomaly#F0F8EF
Tritanopia#EBFAFA
Tritanomaly#EAFAF5
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

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Using #E9FBEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9fbef: #E9FBEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9FBEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9fbef': '#E9FBEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.984, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_e9fbef">#E9FBEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9FBEF"

More Green Colors

#E9FBEF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E9FBEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9FBEF?

#E9FBEF is a lightest green — rgb(233, 251, 239) in RGB and hsl(140, 69%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Honey Dew (#F0FFF0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.44.

What is the RGB value of #E9FBEF?

#E9FBEF is rgb(233, 251, 239) — red 233, green 251, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9FBEF?

#E9FBEF converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9FBEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9FBEF scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9FBEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9FBEF 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 honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 2.44, which is very hard to tell apart.

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