What color is #E0E5CE?

#E0E5CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E5CE?

The RGB value is 224, 229, 206: 224 red, 229 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E5CE?

The complementary color is #D3CEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E5CE color

#E0E5CE rgb(224, 229, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0E5CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 89.8% green and 80.8% blue (224, 229, 206).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 31% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Marble Grape (#DEE2C7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#E0E5CE color codes

HEX	`#E0E5CE`
RGB	`rgb(224, 229, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 89.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 31%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.02, -5.66, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.02, 12.05, 118)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.899, 76.342, 69.434)`
Decimal	`14738894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E5CE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E0E5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E0E5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e5ce; }
.text { color: #e0e5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 229 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e5ce, #d4e5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E0E5CE?: #E0E5CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E5CE?: The RGB value is 224, 229, 206: 224 red, 229 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E5CE?: The complementary color is #D3CEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.