What color is #E1EDE1?

#E1EDE1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1EDE1?

The RGB value is 225, 237, 225: 225 red, 237 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1EDE1?

The complementary color is #EDE1ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1EDE1?

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.

#E1EDE1 color

#E1EDE1 rgb(225, 237, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1EDE1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 92.9% green and 88.2% blue (225, 237, 225).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 25% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Green (#DFEADE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E1EDE1 color codes

HEX	`#E1EDE1`
RGB	`rgb(225, 237, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 92.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 25%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.58, -6.14, 4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.58, 7.57, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.924, 82.012, 83.102)`
Decimal	`14806497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1EDE1, 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 #E1EDE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1EDE1 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 #E1EDE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1ede1; }
.text { color: #e1ede1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1ede1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 237 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1ede1, #e1ede7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E1EDE1?: #E1EDE1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1EDE1?: The RGB value is 225, 237, 225: 225 red, 237 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1EDE1?: The complementary color is #EDE1ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1EDE1?: 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.