What color is #E1E8D2?

#E1E8D2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E8D2?

The RGB value is 225, 232, 210: 225 red, 232 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E8D2?

The complementary color is #D9D2E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E8D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E8D2 color

#E1E8D2 rgb(225, 232, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1E8D2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 91% green and 82.4% blue (225, 232, 210).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 32% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#E1E8D2 color codes

HEX	`#E1E8D2`
RGB	`rgb(225, 232, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 91%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 32%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 9%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.95, -6.17, 9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.95, 11.67, 121.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.539, 78.374, 72.319)`
Decimal	`14805202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E8D2, 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 #E1E8D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E8D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #E1E8D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e8d2; }
.text { color: #e1e8d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e8d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 232 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e8d2, #d6e8d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E1E8D2?: #E1E8D2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E8D2?: The RGB value is 225, 232, 210: 225 red, 232 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E8D2?: The complementary color is #D9D2E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E8D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.