Apple Green Color
Apple Green is a green color with hex code #E2F3EC. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with apple green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Apple Green Color Values
What Does Apple Green Mean?
Apple Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. As a lighter shade, Apple Green reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Apple Green is classified as a white (nearest centroid: greenish white, #DFEDE8).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Apple Green
Apple Green and #F3E2E9 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #E2F3E4 and #E2F2F3, which sit beside apple green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair apple green with triadic partners #ECE2F3 and #F3ECE2. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Swans Down —
#DCF0EA(Delta E 2) - Harp —
#E6F2EA(Delta E 2) - Off Green —
#E6F8F3(Delta E 2) - Panache —
#EAF6EE(Delta E 2) - Gin —
#E8F2EB(Delta E 2)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #E2F3EC; }
.background { background-color: #E2F3EC; }
.border { border: 2px solid #E2F3EC; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #E2F3EC40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for apple green?
Apple Green has the hex code #E2F3EC. In RGB notation it is rgb(226, 243, 236), in HSL it is hsl(155, 41%, 92%), and its OKLCH value is 0.95, 0.02, 169.3.
What does the color apple green mean?
Green-family colors like apple green carry distinct psychological associations. Apple Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. As a lighter shade, Apple Green reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with apple green?
Apple Green has three easy routes: its complement #F3E2E9 for punch, its neighbors #E2F3E4 and #E2F2F3 for something calmer, or triadic partners #ECE2F3 and #F3ECE2 when you want energy.
Is apple green a standard web color?
No — Apple Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #E2F3EC or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make apple green lighter or darker?
To lighten apple green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FBFDFD (lightest tint) to #173629 (darkest shade).
About Apple Green
Apple Green is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #E2F3EC to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.