What color is #E0E9A7?

#E0E9A7 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E9A7?

The RGB value is 224, 233, 167: 224 red, 233 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E9A7?

The complementary color is #B0A7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E9A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E9A7 color

#E0E9A7 rgb(224, 233, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0E9A7 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 91.4% green and 65.5% blue (224, 233, 167).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 60% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#E0E9A7 color codes

HEX	`#E0E9A7`
RGB	`rgb(224, 233, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 91.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 60%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 28%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.28, -13.45, 31.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.28, 33.94, 113.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.854, 76.916, 47.876)`
Decimal	`14739879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E9A7, 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 #E0E9A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E9A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #E0E9A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e9a7; }
.text { color: #e0e9a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e9a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 233 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e9a7, #bfe9a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E0E9A7?: #E0E9A7 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E9A7?: The RGB value is 224, 233, 167: 224 red, 233 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E9A7?: The complementary color is #B0A7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E9A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.