What color is #E0F0DC?

#E0F0DC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mojito. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0F0DC?

The RGB value is 224, 240, 220: 224 red, 240 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0F0DC?

The complementary color is #ECDCF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0F0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0F0DC color

#E0F0DC rgb(224, 240, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #E0F0DC is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 94.1% green and 86.3% blue (224, 240, 220).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Mojito (#E4F3E0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#E0F0DC color codes

HEX	`#E0F0DC`
RGB	`rgb(224, 240, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 94.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.16, -8.86, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.16, 11.84, 138.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.816, 83.334, 79.84)`
Decimal	`14741724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0F0DC, 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 #E0F0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0F0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	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 #E0F0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0f0dc; }
.text { color: #e0f0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0f0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 240 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0f0dc, #dcf0e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E0F0DC?: #E0F0DC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mojito. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0F0DC?: The RGB value is 224, 240, 220: 224 red, 240 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0F0DC?: The complementary color is #ECDCF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0F0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.