What color is #E0EDAA?

#E0EDAA is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0EDAA?

The RGB value is 224, 237, 170: 224 red, 237 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EDAA?

The complementary color is #B7AAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0EDAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EDAA color

#E0EDAA rgb(224, 237, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0EDAA is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 92.9% green and 66.7% blue (224, 237, 170).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 65% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#E0EDAA color codes

HEX	`#E0EDAA`
RGB	`rgb(224, 237, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 92.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 65%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 28%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.38, -15.03, 31.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.38, 34.55, 115.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.28, 79.318, 49.735)`
Decimal	`14740906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EDAA, 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 #E0EDAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EDAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	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 #E0EDAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0edaa; }
.text { color: #e0edaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0edaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 237 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0edaa, #bfedaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E0EDAA?: #E0EDAA is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0EDAA?: The RGB value is 224, 237, 170: 224 red, 237 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EDAA?: The complementary color is #B7AAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EDAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.