What color is #E0EEB3?

#E0EEB3 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0EEB3?

The RGB value is 224, 238, 179: 224 red, 238 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EEB3?

The complementary color is #C1B3EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0EEB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EEB3 color

#E0EEB3 rgb(224, 238, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0EEB3 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 93.3% green and 70.2% blue (224, 238, 179).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 63% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sour (#E5EDB5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#E0EEB3 color codes

HEX	`#E0EEB3`
RGB	`rgb(224, 238, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 93.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 63%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 25%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.8, -14.29, 27.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.8, 30.63, 117.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.451, 80.251, 54.47)`
Decimal	`14741171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EEB3, 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 #E0EEB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EEB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #E0EEB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0eeb3; }
.text { color: #e0eeb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0eeb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 238 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0eeb3, #c3eeb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E0EEB3?: #E0EEB3 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0EEB3?: The RGB value is 224, 238, 179: 224 red, 238 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EEB3?: The complementary color is #C1B3EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EEB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.