What color is #E2E8D8?

#E2E8D8 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E8D8?

The RGB value is 226, 232, 216: 226 red, 232 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E8D8?

The complementary color is #DED8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E8D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E8D8 color

#E2E8D8 rgb(226, 232, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2E8D8 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 91% green and 84.7% blue (226, 232, 216).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 26% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Mint (#E5EAD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.77:1).

#E2E8D8 color codes

HEX	`#E2E8D8`
RGB	`rgb(226, 232, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 91%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 26%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.16, -4.82, 7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.16, 8.57, 124.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.613, 78.84, 76.345)`
Decimal	`14870744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E8D8, 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 #E2E8D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E8D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.77:1	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 #E2E8D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e8d8; }
.text { color: #e2e8d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e8d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 232 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e8d8, #dae8d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E2E8D8?: #E2E8D8 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E8D8?: The RGB value is 226, 232, 216: 226 red, 232 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E8D8?: The complementary color is #DED8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E8D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.