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#e7f6df

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

RGB
231, 246, 223
HSL
99°, 56%, 92%
CMYK
6, 0, 9, 4
Luminance
0.8823

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #e7f6df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#e7f6df
Hue
99°
green
Saturation
56%
vivid
Lightness
92%
pale
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
94%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8823
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
54/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
18.65:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 3.5
Where it sits
Hue99° of 360°
Saturation56%
Lightness92%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool54% 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#e7f6df
RGBrgb(231, 246, 223)
HSLhsl(99, 56%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 4%)
LABlab(95.3 -9.0 9.4)
LCHlch(95.3 13.0 133.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.956 0.034 134.5)
Decimal15202015
Display P3color(display-p3 0.906 0.965 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e7f6df;
background-color: #e7f6df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e7f6df] bg-[#e7f6df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e7f6df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.906, green: 0.965, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e7f6df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFE7F6DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 246, 231)

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 #e7f6df · 18.65:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.13:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.65:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #e7f6df as text scores 1.13:1 on white and 18.65:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e7f6df on white: 1.13:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e7f6df on black: 18.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F8F2DE
deuteranopia · #F6F1E0
tritanopia · #E7F4EF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #e7f6df 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.

#F6FBF4
#e7f6df
#D9EECD
#BDE6A7
#9DDA7C
#7CCE50
#66BF36
#559F2D
#447F24
#345D1E
#203A13
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #F6FBF4Darkest = 950 · #203A13
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6FBF4;
  --brand-100: #e7f6df;
  --brand-200: #D9EECD;
  --brand-300: #BDE6A7;
  --brand-400: #9DDA7C;
  --brand-500: #7CCE50;
  --brand-600: #66BF36;
  --brand-700: #559F2D;
  --brand-800: #447F24;
  --brand-900: #345D1E;
  --brand-950: #203A13;
  --brand: #e7f6df;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #e7f6df

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#CFEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#679B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#5A28A4
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#35641C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F0F9EB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#192414
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 #e7f6df

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#EEDFF6
Analogous left#F3F6DF
Analogous right#DFF6E3
Split-complement 1#E3DFF6
Split-complement 2#F6DFF3
Triadic 1#DFE7F6
Triadic 2#F6DFE7
Tetradic#DFF3F6

RGB percentages

Red90.6%
Green96.5%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan6.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow9.3%
Key (black)3.5%

Color previews

#e7f6df text on a black background

contrast 18.65:1

Card sample

#e7f6df text on a white background

contrast 1.13:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e7f6df;
Background color
Panel with #e7f6df background
background-color: #e7f6df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e7f6df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(231, 246, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(231, 246, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e7f6df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7f6df, #DFF6E6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e7f6df

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.

#e7f6df 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.

#e7f6df, answered

What color is #e7f6df?

#e7f6df is a pale vivid green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 3.5). It sits at 99° on the hue wheel with 56% saturation and 92% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #e7f6df?

rgb(231, 246, 223) — 231 red, 246 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 90.6% / 96.5% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #e7f6df a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8823 and perceived brightness is 94%, so black text on it reaches 18.65:1.

Should I use black or white text on #e7f6df?

Black. It scores 18.65:1 against #e7f6df, versus 1.13:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #e7f6df?

#EEDFF6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E3DFF6 and #F6DFF3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #e7f6df?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CFEDC0 for borders, #679B4B for secondary text, #5A28A4 as an accent and #35641C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F3F6DF and #DFF6E3 stays calm, while #EEDFF6 is the loudest partner.

What is #e7f6df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #e7f6df warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 54 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F0F6DF; nudged cooler, #DFF6DF.

Work with #e7f6df in the Color Lab