What color is #E1EEE3?

#E1EEE3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Smirk. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1EEE3?

The RGB value is 225, 238, 227: 225 red, 238 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1EEE3?

The complementary color is #EEE1EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1EEE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1EEE3 color

#E1EEE3 rgb(225, 238, 227)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1EEE3 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 93.3% green and 89% blue (225, 238, 227).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 28% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Smirk (#DEECE1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#E1EEE3 color codes

HEX	`#E1EEE3`
RGB	`rgb(225, 238, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 93.3%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 28%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.88, -6.29, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.88, 7.36, 148.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.488, 82.702, 84.644)`
Decimal	`14806755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1EEE3, 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 #E1EEE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1EEE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #E1EEE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1eee3; }
.text { color: #e1eee3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1eee3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 238 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1eee3, #e1eeea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E1EEE3?: #E1EEE3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Smirk. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1EEE3?: The RGB value is 225, 238, 227: 225 red, 238 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1EEE3?: The complementary color is #EEE1EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1EEE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.