What color is #E0E6D3?

#E0E6D3 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E6D3?

The RGB value is 224, 230, 211: 224 red, 230 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E6D3?

The complementary color is #D9D3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E6D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E6D3 color

#E0E6D3 rgb(224, 230, 211)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0E6D3 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 90.2% green and 82.7% blue (224, 230, 211).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 28% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Mint (#E5EAD8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#E0E6D3 color codes

HEX	`#E0E6D3`
RGB	`rgb(224, 230, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 90.2%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.39, -5.34, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.39, 10.09, 121.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.793, 77.144, 72.776)`
Decimal	`14739155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E6D3, 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 #E0E6D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E6D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #E0E6D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e6d3; }
.text { color: #e0e6d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e6d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 230 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e6d3, #d7e6d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E0E6D3?: #E0E6D3 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E6D3?: The RGB value is 224, 230, 211: 224 red, 230 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E6D3?: The complementary color is #D9D3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E6D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.