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#e4f7df

a pale, vivid green · neutral · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
228, 247, 223
HSL
108°, 60%, 92%
CMYK
8, 0, 10, 3
Luminance
0.8834

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #e4f7df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#e4f7df
Hue
108°
green
Saturation
60%
vivid
Lightness
92%
pale
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
94%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8834
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
57/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
18.67:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 4
Where it sits
Hue108° of 360°
Saturation60%
Lightness92%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool57% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#e4f7df
RGBrgb(228, 247, 223)
HSLhsl(108, 60%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 3%)
LABlab(95.3 -10.5 9.4)
LCHlch(95.3 14.1 138.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.956 0.037 139.2)
Decimal15005663
Display P3color(display-p3 0.894 0.969 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e4f7df;
background-color: #e4f7df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e4f7df] bg-[#e4f7df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e4f7df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.894, green: 0.969, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e4f7df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFE4F7DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 247, 228)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #e4f7df · 18.67:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.12:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.67:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #e4f7df as text scores 1.12:1 on white and 18.67:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e4f7df on white: 1.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e4f7df on black: 18.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F9F3DE
deuteranopia · #F5F1E0
tritanopia · #E3F5F0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #e4f7df is pinned to step 100; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5FBF4
#e4f7df
#D4EFCC
#B3E9A5
#8DDD78
#68D24B
#50C431
#42A329
#358321
#295F1B
#1A3B11
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #F5FBF4Darkest = 950 · #1A3B11
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FBF4;
  --brand-100: #e4f7df;
  --brand-200: #D4EFCC;
  --brand-300: #B3E9A5;
  --brand-400: #8DDD78;
  --brand-500: #68D24B;
  --brand-600: #50C431;
  --brand-700: #42A329;
  --brand-800: #358321;
  --brand-900: #295F1B;
  --brand-950: #1A3B11;
  --brand: #e4f7df;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #e4f7df

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C9EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6B24A8
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#29661A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEFAEB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#172414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #e4f7df

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F2DFF7
Analogous left#F0F7DF
Analogous right#DFF7E6
Split-complement 1#E6DFF7
Split-complement 2#F7DFF0
Triadic 1#DFE4F7
Triadic 2#F7DFE4
Tetradic#DFF0F7

RGB percentages

Red89.4%
Green96.9%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan7.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow9.7%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#e4f7df text on a black background

contrast 18.67:1

Card sample

#e4f7df text on a white background

contrast 1.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e4f7df;
Background color
Panel with #e4f7df background
background-color: #e4f7df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e4f7df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(228, 247, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(228, 247, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e4f7df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4f7df, #DFF7EA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e4f7df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#e4f7df in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#e4f7df, answered

What color is #e4f7df?

#e4f7df is a pale vivid green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 4). It sits at 108° on the hue wheel with 60% saturation and 92% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #e4f7df?

rgb(228, 247, 223) — 228 red, 247 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 89.4% / 96.9% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #e4f7df a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8834 and perceived brightness is 94%, so black text on it reaches 18.67:1.

Should I use black or white text on #e4f7df?

Black. It scores 18.67:1 against #e4f7df, versus 1.12:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #e4f7df?

#F2DFF7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E6DFF7 and #F7DFF0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #e4f7df?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #C9EDC0 for borders, #5B9B4B for secondary text, #6B24A8 as an accent and #29661A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F0F7DF and #DFF7E6 stays calm, while #F2DFF7 is the loudest partner.

What is #e4f7df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 3%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #e4f7df warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 57 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EDF7DF; nudged cooler, #DFF7E3.

Work with #e4f7df in the Color Lab