What color is #E0EDDA?

#E0EDDA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0EDDA?

The RGB value is 224, 237, 218: 224 red, 237 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EDDA?

The complementary color is #E7DAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0EDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EDDA color

#E0EDDA rgb(224, 237, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0EDDA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 92.9% green and 85.5% blue (224, 237, 218).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 35% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Lichen (#DFEDDA), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#E0EDDA color codes

HEX	`#E0EDDA`
RGB	`rgb(224, 237, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 92.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 35%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.34, -7.69, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.34, 10.9, 134.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.677, 81.477, 78.161)`
Decimal	`14740954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EDDA, 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 #E0EDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	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 #E0EDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0edda; }
.text { color: #e0edda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0edda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 237 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0edda, #daedde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E0EDDA?: #E0EDDA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0EDDA?: The RGB value is 224, 237, 218: 224 red, 237 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EDDA?: The complementary color is #E7DAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.