What color is #E1E7DA?

#E1E7DA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E7DA?

The RGB value is 225, 231, 218: 225 red, 231 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E7DA?

The complementary color is #E0DAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E7DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E7DA color

#E1E7DA rgb(225, 231, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1E7DA is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 90.6% green and 85.5% blue (225, 231, 218).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 21% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#E1E7DA color codes

HEX	`#E1E7DA`
RGB	`rgb(225, 231, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 90.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 21%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.88, -4.31, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.88, 7.09, 127.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.28, 78.221, 77.606)`
Decimal	`14804954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E7DA, 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 #E1E7DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E7DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #E1E7DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e7da; }
.text { color: #e1e7da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e7da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 231 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e7da, #dbe7da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E1E7DA?: #E1E7DA is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E7DA?: The RGB value is 225, 231, 218: 225 red, 231 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E7DA?: The complementary color is #E0DAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E7DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.