What color is #E0EBCB?

#E0EBCB 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 #E0EBCB?

The RGB value is 224, 235, 203: 224 red, 235 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EBCB?

The complementary color is #D6CBEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0EBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EBCB color

#E0EBCB rgb(224, 235, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0EBCB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 92.2% green and 79.6% blue (224, 235, 203).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 44% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#E0EBCB color codes

HEX	`#E0EBCB`
RGB	`rgb(224, 235, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 92.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 44%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.49, -9.18, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.49, 16.99, 122.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.227, 79.576, 68.096)`
Decimal	`14740427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EBCB, 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 #E0EBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #E0EBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0ebcb; }
.text { color: #e0ebcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0ebcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 235 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0ebcb, #d0ebcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E0EBCB?: #E0EBCB 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 #E0EBCB?: The RGB value is 224, 235, 203: 224 red, 235 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EBCB?: The complementary color is #D6CBEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.