What color is #E2EADD?

#E2EADD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2EADD?

The RGB value is 226, 234, 221: 226 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2EADD?

The complementary color is #E5DDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2EADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2EADD color

#E2EADD rgb(226, 234, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2EADD is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 91.8% green and 86.7% blue (226, 234, 221).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 24% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Green (#DFEADE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#E2EADD color codes

HEX	`#E2EADD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 234, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 91.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 24%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.79, -4.98, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.79, 7.33, 132.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.836, 80.235, 79.99)`
Decimal	`14871261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2EADD, 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 #E2EADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2EADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #E2EADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2eadd; }
.text { color: #e2eadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2eadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 234 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2eadd, #ddeadf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E2EADD?: #E2EADD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2EADD?: The RGB value is 226, 234, 221: 226 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2EADD?: The complementary color is #E5DDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2EADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.