What color is #E2E4DD?

#E2E4DD is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swan Dive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E4DD?

The RGB value is 226, 228, 221: 226 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E4DD?

The complementary color is #DFDDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E4DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E4DD color

#E2E4DD rgb(226, 228, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2E4DD is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 89.4% green and 86.7% blue (226, 228, 221).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 11% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Swan Dive (#E5E4DD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#E2E4DD color codes

HEX	`#E2E4DD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 228, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 89.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 11%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 3%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.26, -1.91, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.26, 3.71, 121.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.156, 76.876, 79.43)`
Decimal	`14869725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E4DD, 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 #E2E4DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E4DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #E2E4DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e4dd; }
.text { color: #e2e4dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e4dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 228 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e4dd, #dee4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E2E4DD?: #E2E4DD is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swan Dive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E4DD?: The RGB value is 226, 228, 221: 226 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E4DD?: The complementary color is #DFDDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E4DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.