What color is #E2E8DE?

#E2E8DE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2E8DE?

The RGB value is 226, 232, 222: 226 red, 232 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2E8DE?

The complementary color is #E4DEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2E8DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2E8DE color

#E2E8DE rgb(226, 232, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2E8DE is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 91% green and 87.1% blue (226, 232, 222).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 18% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#E2E8DE color codes

HEX	`#E2E8DE`
RGB	`rgb(226, 232, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 91%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 18%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.3, -3.78, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.3, 5.62, 132.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.403, 79.156, 80.505)`
Decimal	`14870750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2E8DE, 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 #E2E8DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2E8DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	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 #E2E8DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2e8de; }
.text { color: #e2e8de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2e8de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 232 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2e8de, #dee8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E2E8DE?: #E2E8DE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2E8DE?: The RGB value is 226, 232, 222: 226 red, 232 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2E8DE?: The complementary color is #E4DEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2E8DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.