What color is #E0EFCD?

#E0EFCD is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0EFCD?

The RGB value is 224, 239, 205: 224 red, 239 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0EFCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #E0EFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0EFCD color

#E0EFCD rgb(224, 239, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0EFCD is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 93.7% green and 80.4% blue (224, 239, 205).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 52% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Mint (#DFF1D6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.4:1).

#E0EFCD color codes

HEX	`#E0EFCD`
RGB	`rgb(224, 239, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 93.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 52%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.57, -10.86, 14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.57, 18.35, 126.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.625, 81.988, 69.745)`
Decimal	`14741453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0EFCD, 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 #E0EFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0EFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.4:1	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 #E0EFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0efcd; }
.text { color: #e0efcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0efcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 239 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0efcd, #cfefcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E0EFCD?: #E0EFCD is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0EFCD?: The RGB value is 224, 239, 205: 224 red, 239 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0EFCD?: The complementary color is #DCCDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0EFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.