What color is #E2EBD7?

#E2EBD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2EBD7?

The RGB value is 226, 235, 215: 226 red, 235 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2EBD7?

The complementary color is #E0D7EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2EBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.1:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2EBD7 color

#E2EBD7 rgb(226, 235, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2EBD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 92.2% green and 84.3% blue (226, 235, 215).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.1:1).

#E2EBD7 color codes

HEX	`#E2EBD7`
RGB	`rgb(226, 235, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 92.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.9, -6.51, 8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.9, 10.84, 126.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.336, 80.492, 75.95)`
Decimal	`14871511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2EBD7, 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 #E2EBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2EBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.1:1	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 #E2EBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2ebd7; }
.text { color: #e2ebd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2ebd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 235 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2ebd7, #d8ebd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E2EBD7?: #E2EBD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2EBD7?: The RGB value is 226, 235, 215: 226 red, 235 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2EBD7?: The complementary color is #E0D7EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2EBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.1:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.