What color is #E0EDEA?

#E0EDEA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Second Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0EDEA?

The RGB value is 224, 237, 234: 224 red, 237 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EDEA?

The complementary color is #EDE0E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0EDEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EDEA color

#E0EDEA rgb(224, 237, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0EDEA is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 92.9% green and 91.8% blue (224, 237, 234).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 27% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Second Wind (#DFECE9), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#E0EDEA color codes

HEX	`#E0EDEA`
RGB	`rgb(224, 237, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 92.9%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 27%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.73, -4.85, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.73, 4.85, 180.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.873, 82.356, 89.725)`
Decimal	`14740970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EDEA, 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 #E0EDEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EDEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #E0EDEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0edea; }
.text { color: #e0edea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0edea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 237 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0edea, #e0eaed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E0EDEA?: #E0EDEA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Second Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0EDEA?: The RGB value is 224, 237, 234: 224 red, 237 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EDEA?: The complementary color is #EDE0E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EDEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.