What color is #E0E5DA?

#E0E5DA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E5DA?

The RGB value is 224, 229, 218: 224 red, 229 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E5DA?

The complementary color is #DFDAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E5DA color

#E0E5DA rgb(224, 229, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0E5DA is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 89.8% green and 85.5% blue (224, 229, 218).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 17% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Washed Dollar (#E1E3D7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#E0E5DA color codes

HEX	`#E0E5DA`
RGB	`rgb(224, 229, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 89.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 17%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.3, -3.63, 4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.3, 6, 127.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.413, 76.948, 77.406)`
Decimal	`14738906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E5DA, 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 #E0E5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	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 #E0E5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e5da; }
.text { color: #e0e5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 229 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e5da, #dbe5da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E0E5DA?: #E0E5DA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E5DA?: The RGB value is 224, 229, 218: 224 red, 229 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E5DA?: The complementary color is #DFDAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.