What color is #E0E9DE?

#E0E9DE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E9DE?

The RGB value is 224, 233, 222: 224 red, 233 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E9DE?

The complementary color is #E7DEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E9DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E9DE color

#E0E9DE rgb(224, 233, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0E9DE is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 91.4% green and 87.1% blue (224, 233, 222).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 20% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Green (#DFEADE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#E0E9DE color codes

HEX	`#E0E9DE`
RGB	`rgb(224, 233, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 91.4%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 20%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.41, -4.97, 4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.41, 6.57, 139.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.062, 79.399, 80.569)`
Decimal	`14739934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E9DE, 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 #E0E9DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E9DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	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 #E0E9DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e9de; }
.text { color: #e0e9de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e9de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 233 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e9de, #dee9e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E0E9DE?: #E0E9DE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E9DE?: The RGB value is 224, 233, 222: 224 red, 233 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E9DE?: The complementary color is #E7DEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E9DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.