What color is #E2EBEA?

#E2EBEA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2EBEA?

The RGB value is 226, 235, 234: 226 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2EBEA?

The complementary color is #EBE2E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2EBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2EBEA color

#E2EBEA rgb(226, 235, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2EBEA is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 92.2% green and 91.8% blue (226, 235, 234).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 18% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Warp Drive (#EAF2F1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#E2EBEA color codes

HEX	`#E2EBEA`
RGB	`rgb(226, 235, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 92.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 18%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.37, -3.17, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.37, 3.22, 189.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.921, 81.525, 89.562)`
Decimal	`14871530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2EBEA, 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 #E2EBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2EBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #E2EBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2ebea; }
.text { color: #e2ebea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2ebea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 235 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2ebea, #e2e7eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E2EBEA?: #E2EBEA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2EBEA?: The RGB value is 226, 235, 234: 226 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2EBEA?: The complementary color is #EBE2E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2EBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.