What color is #E2E4D9?

#E2E4D9 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E4D9?

The RGB value is 226, 228, 217: 226 red, 228 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E4D9?

The complementary color is #DBD9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E4D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E4D9 color

#E2E4D9 rgb(226, 228, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2E4D9 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 89.4% green and 85.1% blue (226, 228, 217).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 17% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Washed Dollar (#E1E3D7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#E2E4D9 color codes

HEX	`#E2E4D9`
RGB	`rgb(226, 228, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 89.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 17%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.17, -2.61, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.17, 5.75, 116.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.63, 76.665, 76.656)`
Decimal	`14869721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E4D9, 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 #E2E4D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E4D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	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 #E2E4D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e4d9; }
.text { color: #e2e4d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e4d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 228 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e4d9, #dce4d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E2E4D9?: #E2E4D9 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E4D9?: The RGB value is 226, 228, 217: 226 red, 228 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E4D9?: The complementary color is #DBD9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E4D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.