What color is #E1EEDA?

#E1EEDA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1EEDA?

The RGB value is 225, 238, 218: 225 red, 238 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1EEDA?

The complementary color is #E7DAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1EEDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1EEDA color

#E1EEDA rgb(225, 238, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1EEDA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 93.3% green and 85.5% blue (225, 238, 218).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Lichen (#DFEDDA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#E1EEDA color codes

HEX	`#E1EEDA`
RGB	`rgb(225, 238, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 93.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.67, -7.86, 8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.67, 11.36, 133.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.279, 82.218, 78.273)`
Decimal	`14806746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1EEDA, 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 #E1EEDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1EEDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	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 #E1EEDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1eeda; }
.text { color: #e1eeda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1eeda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 238 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1eeda, #daeedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E1EEDA?: #E1EEDA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1EEDA?: The RGB value is 225, 238, 218: 225 red, 238 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1EEDA?: The complementary color is #E7DAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1EEDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.