What color is #E0E7DB?

#E0E7DB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E7DB?

The RGB value is 224, 231, 219: 224 red, 231 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E7DB?

The complementary color is #E2DBE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E7DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E7DB color

#E0E7DB rgb(224, 231, 219)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0E7DB is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 90.6% green and 85.9% blue (224, 231, 219).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 20% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.62:1).

#E0E7DB color codes

HEX	`#E0E7DB`
RGB	`rgb(224, 231, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 90.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 20%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.83, -4.48, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.83, 6.73, 131.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.1, 78.113, 78.283)`
Decimal	`14739419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E7DB, 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 #E0E7DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E7DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.62:1	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 #E0E7DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e7db; }
.text { color: #e0e7db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e7db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 231 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e7db, #dbe7dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E0E7DB?: #E0E7DB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E7DB?: The RGB value is 224, 231, 219: 224 red, 231 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E7DB?: The complementary color is #E2DBE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E7DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.