What color is #E0E9CB?

#E0E9CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E9CB?

The RGB value is 224, 233, 203: 224 red, 233 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E9CB?

The complementary color is #D4CBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E9CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E9CB color

#E0E9CB rgb(224, 233, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0E9CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 91.4% green and 79.6% blue (224, 233, 203).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 41% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#E0E9CB color codes

HEX	`#E0E9CB`
RGB	`rgb(224, 233, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 91.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 41%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.98, -8.17, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.98, 15.84, 121.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.657, 78.437, 67.906)`
Decimal	`14739915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E9CB, 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 #E0E9CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E9CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #E0E9CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e9cb; }
.text { color: #e0e9cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e9cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 233 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e9cb, #d1e9cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E0E9CB?: #E0E9CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E9CB?: The RGB value is 224, 233, 203: 224 red, 233 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E9CB?: The complementary color is #D4CBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E9CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.