What color is #E2E7D1?

#E2E7D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E7D1?

The RGB value is 226, 231, 209: 226 red, 231 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E7D1?

The complementary color is #D6D1E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E7D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E7D1 color

#E2E7D1 rgb(226, 231, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2E7D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 90.6% green and 82% blue (226, 231, 209).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 31% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blissful Serenity (#EAEED8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#E2E7D1 color codes

HEX	`#E2E7D1`
RGB	`rgb(226, 231, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 90.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 31%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.75, -5.49, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.75, 11.52, 118.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.447, 77.924, 71.586)`
Decimal	`14870481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E7D1, 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 #E2E7D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E7D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	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 #E2E7D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e7d1; }
.text { color: #e2e7d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e7d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 231 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e7d1, #d7e7d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E2E7D1?: #E2E7D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E7D1?: The RGB value is 226, 231, 209: 226 red, 231 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E7D1?: The complementary color is #D6D1E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E7D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.