What color is #E2EAE0?

#E2EAE0 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2EAE0?

The RGB value is 226, 234, 224: 226 red, 234 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2EAE0?

The complementary color is #E8E0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2EAE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2EAE0 color

#E2EAE0 rgb(226, 234, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2EAE0 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 91.8% green and 87.8% blue (226, 234, 224).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 19% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Green (#DFEADE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.08:1).

#E2EAE0 color codes

HEX	`#E2EAE0`
RGB	`rgb(226, 234, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 91.8%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 19%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.86, -4.45, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.86, 5.94, 138.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.239, 80.396, 82.113)`
Decimal	`14871264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2EAE0, 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 #E2EAE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2EAE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.08:1	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 #E2EAE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2eae0; }
.text { color: #e2eae0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2eae0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 234 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2eae0, #e0eae3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E2EAE0?: #E2EAE0 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2EAE0?: The RGB value is 226, 234, 224: 226 red, 234 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2EAE0?: The complementary color is #E8E0EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2EAE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.