What color is #E0EDD1?

#E0EDD1 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 #E0EDD1?

The RGB value is 224, 237, 209: 224 red, 237 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EDD1?

The complementary color is #DED1ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0EDD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EDD1 color

#E0EDD1 rgb(224, 237, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0EDD1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 92.9% green and 82% blue (224, 237, 209).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 44% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#E0EDD1 color codes

HEX	`#E0EDD1`
RGB	`rgb(224, 237, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 92.9%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 44%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.14, -9.21, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.14, 15.21, 127.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.531, 81.019, 72.126)`
Decimal	`14740945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EDD1, 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 #E0EDD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EDD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	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 #E0EDD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0edd1; }
.text { color: #e0edd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0edd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 237 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0edd1, #d2edd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E0EDD1?: #E0EDD1 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 #E0EDD1?: The RGB value is 224, 237, 209: 224 red, 237 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EDD1?: The complementary color is #DED1ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EDD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.