What color is #E2E6D8?

#E2E6D8 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E6D8?

The RGB value is 226, 230, 216: 226 red, 230 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E6D8?

The complementary color is #DCD8E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E6D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E6D8 color

#E2E6D8 rgb(226, 230, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2E6D8 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 90.2% green and 84.7% blue (226, 230, 216).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 22% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#E2E6D8 color codes

HEX	`#E2E6D8`
RGB	`rgb(226, 230, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 90.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 22%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.65, -3.8, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.65, 7.4, 120.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.054, 77.72, 76.158)`
Decimal	`14870232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E6D8, 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 #E2E6D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E6D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	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 #E2E6D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e6d8; }
.text { color: #e2e6d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e6d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 230 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e6d8, #dbe6d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E2E6D8?: #E2E6D8 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E6D8?: The RGB value is 226, 230, 216: 226 red, 230 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E6D8?: The complementary color is #DCD8E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E6D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.