What color is #E1ECE4?

#E1ECE4 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1ECE4?

The RGB value is 225, 236, 228: 225 red, 236 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1ECE4?

The complementary color is #ECE1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1ECE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1ECE4 color

#E1ECE4 rgb(225, 236, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1ECE4 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 92.5% green and 89.4% blue (225, 236, 228).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 22% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.32:1).

#E1ECE4 color codes

HEX	`#E1ECE4`
RGB	`rgb(225, 236, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 92.5%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 22%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.4, -5.1, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.4, 5.72, 152.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.048, 81.599, 85.18)`
Decimal	`14806244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1ECE4, 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 #E1ECE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1ECE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.32:1	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 #E1ECE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1ece4; }
.text { color: #e1ece4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1ece4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 236 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1ece4, #e1ecea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E1ECE4?: #E1ECE4 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1ECE4?: The RGB value is 225, 236, 228: 225 red, 236 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1ECE4?: The complementary color is #ECE1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1ECE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.