What color is #E2E8CF?

#E2E8CF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E8CF?

The RGB value is 226, 232, 207: 226 red, 232 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E8CF?

The complementary color is #D5CFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E8CF color

#E2E8CF rgb(226, 232, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2E8CF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 91% green and 81.2% blue (226, 232, 207).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 35% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Marble Grape (#DEE2C7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#E2E8CF color codes

HEX	`#E2E8CF`
RGB	`rgb(226, 232, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 91%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 35%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.96, -6.32, 11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.96, 13.1, 118.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.482, 78.387, 70.384)`
Decimal	`14870735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E8CF, 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 #E2E8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	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 #E2E8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e8cf; }
.text { color: #e2e8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 232 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e8cf, #d6e8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E2E8CF?: #E2E8CF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E8CF?: The RGB value is 226, 232, 207: 226 red, 232 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E8CF?: The complementary color is #D5CFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.