What color is #E2E2D8?

#E2E2D8 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fish Ceviche. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E2D8?

The RGB value is 226, 226, 216: 226 red, 226 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E2D8?

The complementary color is #D8D8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E2D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E2D8 color

#E2E2D8 rgb(226, 226, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2E2D8 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 88.6% green and 84.7% blue (226, 226, 216).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Fish Ceviche (#E1E1D5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#E2E2D8 color codes

HEX	`#E2E2D8`
RGB	`rgb(226, 226, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 88.6%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.64, -1.75, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.64, 5.19, 109.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.953, 75.52, 75.791)`
Decimal	`14869208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E2D8, 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 #E2E2D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E2D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #E2E2D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e2d8; }
.text { color: #e2e2d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e2d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 226 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e2d8, #dde2d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E2E2D8?: #E2E2D8 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fish Ceviche. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E2D8?: The RGB value is 226, 226, 216: 226 red, 226 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E2D8?: The complementary color is #D8D8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E2D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.